Rotten boroughs, political thickets, and legislative donnybrooks : [redistricting in Texas] / edited by Gary A. Keith.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; no. 37.Publisher: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: xix 202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780292745407
  • 0292745400
  • 0292745419
  • 9780292745414
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 328.764/07345 23
LOC classification:
  • JK4868 .R67 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : the prequel : unequal representation ; Entering the thicket : 1965 / Gary A. Keith -- Legislating in the thicket / Craig A. Washington -- Litigating Texas redistricting a democratic lawyer's experience / David R. Richards -- Texas redistricting : a republican lawyer's perspective / J.D. Pauerstein -- The voting rights organizers / Analyzing redistricting outcomes / Seth C. McKee and Mark J. McKenzie -- Conclusion. Redistricting redux : 2011 and beyond ; Epilogue : navigating the brambles of the political thicket / Gary A. Keith.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-189) and index.

Introduction : the prequel : unequal representation ; Entering the thicket : 1965 / Gary A. Keith -- Legislating in the thicket / Craig A. Washington -- Litigating Texas redistricting a democratic lawyer's experience / David R. Richards -- Texas redistricting : a republican lawyer's perspective / J.D. Pauerstein -- The voting rights organizers / Analyzing redistricting outcomes / Seth C. McKee and Mark J. McKenzie -- Conclusion. Redistricting redux : 2011 and beyond ; Epilogue : navigating the brambles of the political thicket / 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.

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