Lines in the sand [electronic resource] : congressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay /
Bickerstaff, Steve.
Lines in the sand congressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay / [electronic resource] : by Steve Bickerstaff. - 1st ed. - Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 2007. - ix, 472 p. : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-446) and index.
The significance of the 2003 congressional redistricting in Texas -- Partisan politics and redistricting in Texas -- Racial and ethnic politics -- Electing the right Republicans: the Republican strategy for the 2002 election -- As partisan as the law allows: Republican strategy in 2003 -- Playing defense: Democratic strategy, 2001-2003 -- You gotta be kidding! The 2003 regular session -- No better option: the Democrats break the quorum in the House of Representatives -- Personal dilemmas: the first special session -- Is there a Democratic endgame? -- Republican triumph in the Senate -- Redistricting by cabal: the final redistricting plan -- The effects of the final plan -- The dilemma for racial- and ethnic-minority lawmakers and advocacy organizations -- The role of congressman Tom DeLay, Republican activists and donors, and the White House -- The legal implications of the 2003 redistricting -- Criminal investigations and indictments -- The fall of Congressman DeLay -- Conclusion.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
DeLay, Tom D., 1947- --Influence.
United States. Congress. House --Election districts.
Texas. Legislature --History.
Election districts--Texas.
Politics, Practical--United States.
Electronic books.
JK1343.T4 / B53 2007eb
328.763/073455
Lines in the sand congressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay / [electronic resource] : by Steve Bickerstaff. - 1st ed. - Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 2007. - ix, 472 p. : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-446) and index.
The significance of the 2003 congressional redistricting in Texas -- Partisan politics and redistricting in Texas -- Racial and ethnic politics -- Electing the right Republicans: the Republican strategy for the 2002 election -- As partisan as the law allows: Republican strategy in 2003 -- Playing defense: Democratic strategy, 2001-2003 -- You gotta be kidding! The 2003 regular session -- No better option: the Democrats break the quorum in the House of Representatives -- Personal dilemmas: the first special session -- Is there a Democratic endgame? -- Republican triumph in the Senate -- Redistricting by cabal: the final redistricting plan -- The effects of the final plan -- The dilemma for racial- and ethnic-minority lawmakers and advocacy organizations -- The role of congressman Tom DeLay, Republican activists and donors, and the White House -- The legal implications of the 2003 redistricting -- Criminal investigations and indictments -- The fall of Congressman DeLay -- Conclusion.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
DeLay, Tom D., 1947- --Influence.
United States. Congress. House --Election districts.
Texas. Legislature --History.
Election districts--Texas.
Politics, Practical--United States.
Electronic books.
JK1343.T4 / B53 2007eb
328.763/073455