A 3-judge federal court re-drew the boundary lines between congressional districts in Texas--following the Supreme Court's decision that part of the Tom DeLay-inspired gerrymandering violated the Voting Rights Act--in a way that may make it harder for Rep. Henry Bonilla (R.Tex) to win re-election and gives Lloyd Doggett (D.Tex) a better shot at retaining his seat.
The re-districting has already cost DeLay his seat in Congress--although the Court of Appeals has affirmed the federal District Court decision forcing his name to stay on the ballot. Now it may cost Republicans at least one more seat. Not complete justice, but something.
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