It's an interesting problem. Right now, you have one Congressman from Midland (Mike Conaway) and another one from Lubbock (Randy Neugebauer). Under the old lines, Midland and Lubbock were in one district represented by Neugebauer, while Abilene anchored Stenholm's district, and Conaway wasn't in Congress.
To restore a district to Abilene would mean throwing Lubbock and Midland back into a single district--there are only so many people living in that part of the state--and the last time that district had an open primary, it was like two scorpions in a circle. Craddick is not going to do anything to hurt Midland, I think, so they're probably stuck with the rough lines they have now. Although it would be nice to clean up the boundaries a little; they look like they were the product of careful negotiations. I can't tell one of those squares from another, so I don't know why some counties are in one district and others are in Mac Thornberry's.
Abilene could get thrown with Midland...