Texas Redistricting
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Past Actions:
January 20: The U.S. Supreme Court vacates the District Court for the Western District of Texas’ orders implementing interim plans and remands the cases for further proceedings.
December 13: SA federal court held hearing to discuss moving candidate filing deadlines and other logistical concerns (deadline moved to 12/19)
December 9: U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the interim maps
November 28: Texas Attorney General filed a request for a stay
November 17: Federal court in San Antonio issued temporary maps
Sept 20: DOJ ruled that the new political maps don’t protect the electoral power of the state’s minority populations as required by the federal Voting Rights Act
September 6: Democrats sued – trial opened in federal court in San Antonio on September 6, 2011
June 2011: Texas Legislature passed House, Senate and Congressional redistricting plans