Friday, June 10, 2005

Federal Panel Backs Texas Redistricting

A three-judge federal court panel Thursday rejected legal challenges to the 2003 congressional redistricting plan that helped lead to a Republican majority in Texas' delegation in Washington.
Democrats and minority interests had challenged the plan, claiming that it was unconstitutional and produced illegal gerrymandering manipulating voting districts to give one party an unfair advantage. They also argued that it bamboozled thousands of minority Texans out of their voting rights.

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