Title:
Lines in the sand congressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay / by Steve Bickerstaff.
Main Entry:
Bickerstaff, Steve.
ebrary, Inc.
Publisher:
University of Texas Press,
Publication Date:
2007.
Publication Place:
Austin, Tex. :
ISBN:
9780292714748 ((cl.) : alk. paper)
0292714742 ((cl.) : alk. paper)
Subject:
Election districts -- Texas.
Politics, Practical -- United States.
Electronic books.
DeLay, Tom D., 1947- -- Influence.
United States. Congress. House -- Election districts.
Texas. Legislature -- History.
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
The significance of the 2003 congressional redistricting in Texas -- Partisan politics and redistricting in Texas -- Racial and ethnic politics -- Electing the right Republicans: the Republican strategy for the 2002 election -- As partisan as the law allows: Republican strategy in 2003 -- Playing defense: Democratic strategy, 2001-2003 -- You gotta be kidding! The 2003 regular session -- No better option: the Democrats break the quorum in the House of Representatives -- Personal dilemmas: the first special session -- Is there a Democratic endgame? -- Republican triumph in the Senate -- Redistricting by cabal: the final redistricting plan -- The effects of the final plan -- The dilemma for racial- and ethnic-minority lawmakers and advocacy organizations -- The role of congressman Tom DeLay, Republican activists and donors, and the White House -- The legal implications of the 2003 redistricting -- Criminal investigations and indictments -- The fall of Congressman DeLay -- Conclusion.
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