Rotten boroughs, political thickets, and legislative donnybrooks : [redistricting in Texas] /
Rotten boroughs, political thickets, and legislative donnybrooks : [redistricting in Texas] /
edited by Gary A. Keith.
- First edition.
- xix 202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; number 37 .
- Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; no. 37. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-189) and index.
Introduction : the prequel : unequal representation ; Entering the thicket : 1965 / Legislating in the thicket / Litigating Texas redistricting a democratic lawyer's experience / Texas redistricting : a republican lawyer's perspective / The voting rights organizers / Analyzing redistricting outcomes / Conclusion. Redistricting redux : 2011 and beyond ; Epilogue : navigating the brambles of the political thicket / Gary A. Keith -- Craig A. Washington -- David R. Richards -- J.D. Pauerstein -- Seth C. McKee and Mark J. McKenzie -- 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 variety of voices, including legislators themselves, in addition to lawyers, community organizers, political historians, and political scientists, Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, and Legislative Donnybrooks delivers a multidimensional picture of how redistricting works in Texas today, and how the process evolved.
9780292745407 0292745400 0292745419 9780292745414
40022523809
2013001171
GBB335890 bnb
Apportionment (Election law)--Texas.
Election districts--Texas.
Demography--Political aspects--Texas.
Apportionment (Election law)
Demography--Political aspects.
Election districts.
Politics and government
Texas--Politics and government.
Texas.
JK4868 / .R67 2013
328.764/07345
Z UA380.8 R747bo
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-189) and index.
Introduction : the prequel : unequal representation ; Entering the thicket : 1965 / Legislating in the thicket / Litigating Texas redistricting a democratic lawyer's experience / Texas redistricting : a republican lawyer's perspective / The voting rights organizers / Analyzing redistricting outcomes / Conclusion. Redistricting redux : 2011 and beyond ; Epilogue : navigating the brambles of the political thicket / Gary A. Keith -- Craig A. Washington -- David R. Richards -- J.D. Pauerstein -- Seth C. McKee and Mark J. McKenzie -- 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 variety of voices, including legislators themselves, in addition to lawyers, community organizers, political historians, and political scientists, Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, and Legislative Donnybrooks delivers a multidimensional picture of how redistricting works in Texas today, and how the process evolved.
9780292745407 0292745400 0292745419 9780292745414
40022523809
2013001171
GBB335890 bnb
Apportionment (Election law)--Texas.
Election districts--Texas.
Demography--Political aspects--Texas.
Apportionment (Election law)
Demography--Political aspects.
Election districts.
Politics and government
Texas--Politics and government.
Texas.
JK4868 / .R67 2013
328.764/07345
Z UA380.8 R747bo