Texas Redistricting - Senate [PASSES!] new redistricting !!!

The Dallas Morning News | October 12, 2003 | The Dallas Morning News Staff

[MeekOneGOP]

Texas Redistricting - Senate set to vote and pass new map

Excerpt from THIS THREAD:

AUSTIN - The Texas House approved a sweeping government reorganization measure Sunday, acquiescing to Senate terms for giving final approval to a congressional redistricting map.

The House approved the measure by a 79-35 vote, then adjourned the third special session.

Final passage of the Republican-backed redistricting map now rests with the Senate.

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst previously said the Senate would not approve the map until the House passed the unrelated bill intended to reorganize state government.

"I'm personally ready to call their bluff in the Senate," said Rep. Terry Keel, R-Austin, arguing against the government reorganization bill.

The Senate was scheduled to convene at 6 p.m.

Dewhurst said senators can only vote on redistricting Sunday, not filibuster, because he has closed down debate.

[hocndoc]

I'm here on FR and here on Texas legislture on line, too.

[GeronL]

I had to turn my speakers down

[deport]

Senate approves redistricting measure, sends to governor

07:00 PM CDT on Sunday, October 12, 2003

Associated Press

AUSTIN - A six-month battle in the Texas Legislature ended Sunday when the Senate passed a congressional redistricting plan in a third special legislative session.

The bill now goes to Republican Gov. Rick Perry, who is expected to sign it into law.

The new map, approved in the Senate by a 17-14, likely will give Republicans the majority in the Texas Congressional delegation that is now ruled 17-15 by Democrats.

Democrats have opposed every attempt by Republicans to pass a new plan, saying the current congressional boundaries drawn by a court in 2001 should remain in place. Republicans say current voting trends show Texas should have more GOP representation in Washington.

Republicans have said they could pick up as many as six additional seats in the delegation. Democrats said the map would add seven Republicans.

The bill's passage ends six months of bizarre events, including two walkouts by Democrats, three special sessions and harsh GOP infighting.

While the legislative battle over congressional redistricting is over, the feud continues. Democrats have pledged to take their fight to court.

Republicans were hoping to end the redistricting debate last week, as the House moved swiftly to approve the map Friday. But in another strange twist, the Senate held off its vote to wait for the House to approve an unrelated bill to reorganize some parts of state government.

By the time that bill was eligible in the House on Friday, there were not enough state representatives left at the Capitol for the chamber to take up the bill. The House adjourned without taking up the government reorganization bill and the Senate delayed their vote on redistricting.

The House reconvened Sunday and approved the government reorganization bill by a 79-35 vote before adjourning.

http://www.txcn.com/texassouthwest/stories/101203dntexsession.15cd97d7.html

[Flyer]

I missed the call to order

DEMOCRAT!

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Dog Gone posited (yep, "posited") a theory last week that the delay helps Republicans, although he wasn't sure if they were actually smart enough to orchestrate the delay on purpose.

Please keep in mind that Dog Gone is a lawyer from California, thus weird! The only delay that helps us is spelled DeLay! ;-)

[GeronL]

Already late!! they said 7!!

[deport]

It's done

[MeekOneGOP]

Shouldn't we be pinging people??

How many votes does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop

LOL !! I'll ping the world when this is a done deal ! :O)

[MEG33]

They don't look adjourned.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

Texas Redistricting - Senate set to vote and pass new redistricting map


Thanks for the heads up GeronL.

[GeronL]

what would you dooooo..

At least give the Dems a Klondike Bar!

[GeronL]

some of us watched (will watch?) it live online

[deport]

They aren't as far as I know.... I guess they have other business to attend to......

[GeronL]

what other business?

[hocndoc]

Why the "standing at ease" after the redistricting bill passed?

[Flyer]

Best I can tell all that is left is for Governor Perry to sign it. . .

*PING!*

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[Dog Gone]

Watch it, buster.

[MEG33]

I misread the article.It says House adjouned.

[GeronL]

because those wascally wepublicans are pushy

lol

[deport]

Don't know...... don't care as long as they got the redistricting passed....