Senators amend federal lawsuit in Laredo BY TRICIA CORTEZ Times staff writer Chief U.S. District Judge George P. Kazen will hold the first hearing in Laredo next Wednesday on all pending legal motions involving Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, as the bitter struggle to pass a new congressional redistricting map moves into a federal courtroom. The hearing in Laredo is set for Aug. 27 and will begin at 9 a.m. While both factions remain entrenched in their positions, legal motions filed in federal court and partisan hostilities continue to mount. On Wednesday morning, attorneys for the 11...