MEMORANDUM TO: ALL ELECTION OFFICIALS FROM: KEITH INGRAM, DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS DATE: FEBRUARY 15, 2012 RE: REDISTRICTING LITIGATION This afternoon the U.S. District Court in San Antonio concluded a two day status hearing regarding continuing litigation over redistricting and the drawing of interim maps. At the close of the hearing the Court instructed [...]
April Primary Possible??
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Redistricting Update VI: New Maps Proposed Unified April Primary Still Possible AUSTIN – On Monday afternoon, Attorney General Greg Abbott announced an agreement with some of the plaintiffs to the Texas redistricting lawsuit. In a released statement on Monday, the Attorney General indicated support from a significant number of plaintiffs’ groups, including: Texas LULAC, [...]
Supreme Court Rejects Judge-Drawn Election Maps
January 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Supreme Court rejects judge-drawn Texas election maps By James Vicini WASHINGTON | Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:40pm EST (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in a Texas political dispute, rejecting judge-drawn election maps favoring minority candidates and Democrats in the 2012 congressional and state legislature elections. In its first ruling on political [...]
Texas to consider Allowing Hunters to use Suppressors
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to Consider Rule Change to Allow Hunting with Suppressors At its next meeting on Wednesday, January 25, the Regulations Committee of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will present proposed amendments to the 2012-2013 Statewide Hunting Proclamation. It will seek permission for them to be published in the Texas Register for public comment. These amendments include a [...]
Where Do We Stand In Texas Redistricting
January 18, 2012 By 1 Comment
TEXAS REDISTRICTING Updates and News about the 2011 Redistricting Cycle in the Lone Star State. This website’s goal is to try to make sure the redistricting process is as transparent and accessible as possible to the public. Hopefully, it will be of some use to a broad range of interested parties, both lawyers and non-lawyers. [...]
Texas Primary At Risk Because of Redistricting
January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Texas Tribune January 11, 2012 REDISTRICTING If the Courts Take More Time, So Will Texas Primaries It takes at least two months to put a primary election together once political maps are finally drawn, and if the federal courts don’t spit out a final Texas map within the next three weeks, the state’s primary [...]
Eric Holder Disregarding the Rule of Law – Again
January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Wall Street Journal JANUARY 9, 2012 Holder’s Texas Intrusion The Supreme Court will rule on a racial redistricting ploy. Attorney General Eric Holder is on a legal roll against the 50 states, and 2012 will be the year the courts rule on some of his federal power plays. The first big test comes today [...]
Repubican Party of Texas files advisory with US Supreme Court
January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
RPT Files Advisory with U.S. Supreme Court January 12, 2012 This morning, the Republican Party of Texas filed an advisory with the United States Supreme Court informing them of the adverse consequences of moving a unified 2012 Texas Primary Election beyond early to mid April. Please see the following link to view the advisory in [...]
Texas and the Supreme Court Jan. 10
January 10, 2012 By 2 Comments
A way out on Texas? Well aware that it must act swiftly, the Supreme Court on Monday pondered two simple ways and one considerably more complex way to let Texas go forward with its 2012 elections for state legislature and Congress, but left open the possibility that Texas’ present election calendar might have to [...]
2012 Texas State Budget
January 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
Health Care 32%, Education 23%, Pensions 12%, Welfare 10%, Transportation 9% The budget is pretty well shot with just the first two items.
