LEADER 04423nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910810692103321 005 20230802044558.0 010 $a0-292-74541-9 024 7 $a10.7560/745407 035 $a(CKB)2670000000352897 035 $a(EBL)3443671 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001045518 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11656624 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001045518 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11112429 035 $a(PQKB)10516578 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443671 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443671 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10689945 035 $a(OCoLC)932314400 035 $a(DE-B1597)587662 035 $a(OCoLC)1280944006 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292745414 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000352897 100 $a20130401d2013 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aRotten boroughs, political thickets, and legislative donnybrooks$b[electronic resource] $eredistricting in Texas /$fedited by Gary A. Keith 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin, TX $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 225 0 $aJack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ;$vnumber thirty-seven 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-292-74540-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tContents --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tAcronyms --$tPrologue: Scope and Methods --$tIntroduction. The Prequel: Unequal Representation /$rGary A. Keith --$g1.$tEntering the Thicket: 1965 /$rGary A. Keith --$g2.$tLegislating in the Thicket /$rCraig A. Washington --$g3.$tLitigating Texas Redistricting : A Democratic Lawyer's Experience /$rDavid R. Richards --$g4.$tTexas Redistricting: A Republican Lawyer's Perspective /$rJ. D. Pauerstein --$g5.$tThe Voting Rights Organizers /$rJose? Garza --$g6.$tAnalyzing Redistricting Outcomes /$rSeth C. McKee and Mark J. McKenzie --$tConclusion. Redistricting Redux: 2011 and Beyond /$rGary A. Keith --$tNotes --$tSources --$tAbout the Contributors --$tIndex. 330 $aEvery ten years, the Texas legislature redistricts itself and the state?s congressional districts in an attempt to ensure equality in representation. With a richly textured cultural fabric, Texas often experiences redistricting battles that are heated enough to gain national attention. Collecting a variety of voices, including legislators themselves, in addition to lawyers, community organizers, political historians, and political scientists, Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, and Legislative Donnybrooks delivers a multidimensional picture of how redistricting works in Texas today, and how the process evolved. In addition to editor Gary Keith?s historical narrative, which emphasizes the aftermath of the Warren Court?s redistricting decisions, longtime litigators David Richards and J. D. Pauerstein describe the contentious lines drawn from the 1970s into the 2000s. Former state legislator and congressman Craig Washington provides an insider?s view, while redistricting attorney and grassroots organizer Jose Garza describes the repercussions for Mexican Americans in Texas. Balancing these essays with a quantitative perspective, political scientists Seth McKee and Mark McKenzie analyze the voting data for the 2000 decade to describe the outcomes of redistricting. The result is a timely tour that provides up-to-date context, particularly on the role of the Voting Rights Act in the twenty-first century. From local community engagement to the halls of the Capitol, this is the definitive portrait of redistricting and its repercussions for all Texans. 410 0$aJack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture 606 $aApportionment (Election law)$zTexas 606 $aElection districts$zTexas 606 $aDemography$xPolitical aspects$zTexas 607 $aTexas$xPolitics and government 615 0$aApportionment (Election law) 615 0$aElection districts 615 0$aDemography$xPolitical aspects 676 $a328.764/07345 701 $aKeith$b Gary$01709232 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810692103321 996 $aRotten boroughs, political thickets, and legislative donnybrooks$94098843 997 $aUNINA