Van de Putte says she expects redistricting measure to pass

No room to talk but if he was posing, a full t shirt would have been nice.

Yes, a full t-shirt would have helped. It's not like a photographer just happened to be wandering around his bedroom this morning, so there was nothing candid about this.

I doubt he was really ironing his shirt, to be honest. If you're paying that much for a room, you can afford to get the hotel to iron them for you. I'd love to see an itemized bill for these chickens.

supposedly, a single man was following Van de Putte, and had not only been taking pictures, but yelling out at her. She believes "they" "got" him after he wrote "something" on her door.

Can she tell me the difference between one man's illegal actions and her illegal actions?

It was awfully quiet the whole time we were there. I was the loudest and most aggressive person I saw or heard.

My husband calls those undershirts "wife-beaters."

D. Fahleson / Chronicle

State Sen. Mario Gallegos, D-Houston, watches television in his hotel room in Albuquerque, N.M. Seen on the TV is a live interview with Sen. John Whitmire, also a runaway Houston Democrat. Democratic senators have vowed to kill a redistricting bill by preventing a quorum.

If you have a good monitor, you can tell which channel he's watching.

A New Braunfels bump for this thread!
Thank you for your efforts.

They look good if you have the body to wear um. Senator Lucio just needs to come back. I think he's letting himself be used because he's considered safe.

Hey, my pleasure. I often will pop an excerpt in my ping so folks can see it, get the main point or a snippet of the article so they have an idea of what's going on and will know if it's what they want to read the full text of.
I thought your whole article/report was great. Thanks SOoooo much for your hard work (and the long trip involved to do it!) in getting this task done ! Great job !!!
Now, listen up Leticia Van de Puke et al !: You get your butts back to Texas NOW !!! You Chicken D's you !

Separated at birth ?
Leticia Van de Putte/Linda Ronstadt

a corporation to donate the jet aircraft time

So much for big business being a partisan to Conservative Republicans, and their big money winning elections for them.

Hi! It's good to meet you.

Here is a list of recent articles on Redistricting:
FR Search: Keyword "Redistricting"

8-4-2004
Van de Putte says she expects redistricting measure to pass
(Texas Van to Van de Putte Freep meeting)

08-04-2003
Walkout leader blasts Perry -
Democrat Van de Putte says governor's push for remap has been divisive

08-03-2003
Each side has its spin on redistricting standoff

08-03-2003
Dewhurst's reputation depends on 11 who fled

08-02-2003
Senators' letter asks Dewhurst for help --
Dems get diapers, `nasty' phone calls

07-31-2003
Dewhurst: I'm honoring tradition and precedent
(Article exposes ‘RAT Lies!!)
Congressional districts in Texas today are essentially those drawn by a partisan Legislature in 1991. At that time, a national publication called the Texas map the most outrageously gerrymandered redistricting effort in the nation, resulting in Democratic strength in our congressional delegation well beyond its representation among voters.
Our congressional lines are even more outdated today. When the Legislature failed to draw new lines to accommodate Texas' two new congressional seats in 2001, the job fell to a federal court. The judges made the fewest changes possible to the existing 1991 map, in essence protecting incumbents.
07-29-2003
Democrats bolt again – to New Mexico
(Senators trying to halt new special session on redistricting)

Link to pics of the 11 Democrat Senators that Obstructed Redistricting
(Post #4)

07-28-2003
Session ends as 11 Democrats slip out
(Dem's Flee state again!)

07-26-2003
GOP effort to redraw districts is crushed
[Texas redistricting]

07-24-2003
Democrats may be free to flee - constitutionally protected, says lawyer

07-24-2003
As new Texas redistricting map offered,
Dewhurst says compromise is in the air

07-23-2003
Committee passes redistricting bill (Texas)

07-23-2003
Texas Republican Senators Forge Ahead on Congressional Redistricting Plans

07-19-2003
[Texas] Senators talk of boycotting any redistricting session
Mr. Dewhurst said he would be on solid ground in working around the Senate tradition requiring a two-thirds vote to take up a bill. The late Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, a Democrat, did the same thing in a 1992 special session on legislative redistricting, Mr. Dewhurst said.
07-18-2003
New map, same pain for Dems
(Texas Redistricting fun)

07-17-2003
New map surfacing in Texas Senate

07-16-2003
Dewhurst at crossroads on redistricting in Texas Senate

07-15-2003
Ratliff joins Democrats to oppose redistricting
The state Republican Party was quick to point out that the [2/3rd’s] rule has been abandoned on occasion – such as when the Senate took up a state senatorial redistricting plan in 1992.
07-09-2003
DROP IT -- Redistricting would benefit few Texans, harm many
(Editorial)

07-08-2003
Senators have problems with House redistricting map - Texas redistricting

07-08-2003
House passes remap
Veteran Democrats may lose seats if bill goes through Senate

Above article is worthy of showing that a picture indeed is worth a thousand words:
First the Chicken D’s run away to Ardmore, Oklahoma. That didn’t work, so here they are,
still having a fit during the Redistricting debate:

As King began his argument for the new congressional boundaries Monday afternoon, about 30 Democrats in the gallery donned white socks as hand puppets to mock King. Every time he spoke, the little white mouths flapped.
07-07-2003
TEXAS REDISTRICTING--Vote TONIGHT!

07-07-2003
Race rhetoric stokes Texas redistricting fire

07-07-2003
Tension may soar as map debate hits House floor - Texas redistricting

07-06-2003
House panel quickly passes Republican redistricting plan -
map likely to unseat six Democrats

07-04-2003
New GOP map restores (Rep. Martin Frost's) district

07-03-2003
Republicans pull proposed map - redistricting

07-03-2003
Chamber of Commerce and GI Forum Hire Temps to Testify

07-02-2003
The Great Texas Power Grab - redistricting

07-01-2003
Tx Democrats Trying Fight, Not Flight, Over Districts
(The-Terrific-Texan-Special-Session)

My pleasure, folks. Thank you !
Here they are with costumes on:
Surely these ‘RATS are not true Texans??

Surely these ‘RATS are not true Texans??

No, and they probably get their baby food from New York City.

Oh, I feel SOoooo sorry for 'Fast' Eddie Lucio - having to iron his own shirts !! < /sarcasm >
Photos taken from the Texas Senators of the 78th Legislature website.

The 11 Obstructors:

Gonzalo Barrientos, Austin/Rodney Ellis, Houston/Mario Gallegos Jr., Houston

Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, McAllen/Eddie Lucio Jr., Brownsville/Frank Madla Jr., San Antonio

Eliot Shapleigh, El Paso/Leticia Van de Putte, San Antonio/Royce West, Dallas

John Whitmire, Houston/Judith Zaffirini, Laredo
The Lone Democrat that is staying:

Kenneth Armbrister, Victoria

No, and they probably get their baby food from New York City.
NEW YORK CITY ?!?! Get a rope !

Click here or on the pic !!
The Good, the bad, and the Ugly .

Yep ! Get their bu**s back here or fill out one of these!

Thanks for making time in your life to do this. Great job and great reporting.

And thank you for the link list.

Now that guy could rustle us up some Democrats.

The Republican Party of Texas has placed Want Ads to fill the “vacancies” in the Senate left by Democrats. Even though Texans are beginning to raise serious questions about how the 11 Democrats are paying for their vacation, the senators in Albuquerque continue to spend with little regard for the taxpayer dollars they are wasting.

To view this update, go to

http://www.TexasGOP.org