Lines in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting in Texas and the Downfall of Tom DeLayA sweeping examination of the Texas Legislature's controversial 2003 redistricting plan, whose effects continue to reverberate far beyond the state. |
Contents
Partisan Politics and Redistricting in Texas | 15 |
Racial and Ethnic Politics | 32 |
The Republican Strategy | 46 |
Republican Strategy in 2003 | 84 |
Democratic Strategy 20012003 | 109 |
of Representatives | 133 |
The First Special Session | 160 |
Is There a Democratic Endgame? | 188 |
Republican Triumph in the Senate | 222 |
The Final Redistricting Plan | 236 |
The Effects of the Final Plan | 262 |
The Role of Congressman Tom DeLay Republican Activists | 285 |
The Legal Implications of the 2003 Redistricting | 314 |
The Fall of Congressman DeLay | 370 |
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