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Small town officials worry about redrawing districts BY APRIL CASTRO Associated Press Writer AUSTIN - Rural Texas lawmakers say they are worried that a map redrawing the state's congressional districts would limit their voice in Congress by lumping small towns with urban and suburban districts that don't understand or appreciate the economic issues of rural areas. "Rural communities are being sliced and diced and dissolved into new districts dominated by big city suburbs," said Rep. John Mabry, a Waco Democrat. Under the map proposed Tuesday by Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford, McLennan County and its main city of Waco would be...