Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, And Legislative Donnybrooks : Redistricting In Texas /

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<P>Every ten years, the Texas legislature redistricts itself and the state?s congressional districts in an attempt to ensure equality in representation. With a richly textured cultural fabric, Texas often experiences redistricting battles that are heated enough to gain national attention. Coll...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Keith, Gary (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2013]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture.
Temas:
Apportionment (Election law) > Texas.
Election districts > Texas.
Demography > Political aspects > Texas.
Circonscriptions électorales > Texas.
Démographie > Aspect politique > Texas.
Répartition des sièges > Texas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Apportionment (Election law)
Demography > Political aspects
Election districts
Politics and government
Texas > Politics and government.
Texas
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Prologue: Scope and Methods; Introduction. The Prequel: Unequal Representation (Gary A. Keith); 1. Entering the Thicket: 1965 (Gary A. Keith); 2. Legislating in the Thicket (Craig A. Washington); 3. Litigating Texas Redistricting :A Democratic Lawyer's Experience (David R. Richards); 4. Texas Redistricting: A Republican Lawyer's Perspective (J.D. Pauerstein); 5. The Voting Rights Organizers (José Garza); 6. Analyzing Redistricting Outcomes (Seth C. McKee and Mark J. McKenzie); Conclusion. Redistricting Redux: 2011 and Beyond (Gary A. Keith).
  • NotesSources; About the Contributors; Index.

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