Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, and Legislative Donnybrooks : : Redistricting in Texas /

Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, and Legislative Donnybrooks : : Redistricting in Texas / / ed. by Gary A. Keith.

Every ten years, the Texas legislature redistricts itself and the state’s congressional districts in an attempt to ensure equality in representation. With a richly textured cultural fabric, Texas often experiences redistricting battles that are heated enough to gain national attention. Collecting a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Garza, José,
Keith, Gary A.,
McKee, Seth C.,
McKenzie, Mark J.,
Pauerstein, J. D.,
Richards, David R.,
Washington, Craig A.,
HerausgeberIn:
Keith, Gary A.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2013
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acronyms
  • Prologue: Scope and Methods
  • Introduction. The Prequel: Unequal Representation
  • 1. Entering the Thicket: 1965
  • 2. Legislating in the Thicket
  • 3. Litigating Texas Redistricting: A Democratic Lawyer’s Experience
  • 4. Texas Redistricting: A Republican Lawyer’s Perspective
  • 5. The Voting Rights Organizers
  • 6. Analyzing Redistricting Outcomes
  • Conclusion. Redistricting Redux: 2011 and Beyond
  • Epilogue: Navigating the Brambles of the Political Thicket
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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