TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bickerstaff,Steve
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Lines in the sand: congressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay 
AV  - JK1343.T4 B53 2007eb
U1  - 328.763/073455 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Austin, Tex.
PB  - University of Texas Press
KW  - DeLay, Tom D.,
KW  - United States
KW  - Congress
KW  - House
KW  - Election districts
KW  - Texas
KW  - Legislature
KW  - History
KW  - Politics, Practical
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10245718
ER  -