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Last Updated on Thursday, 28 April 2011 01:56 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 28 April 2011 01:56
From Statesman.com:
The Texas House spent hours Wednesday battling over a redistricting bill that would redraw the boundaries of the lawmakers’ districts.
The once-a-decade effort is always contentious. Lawmakers resist redrawn districts that would pit them against each other or bring tough re-election
bids, and allegations of bias and partisanship abound.
The author of the bill, House Redistricting Committee Chairman Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, noted that the debate over his proposed map of House districts is inherently personal.
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