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Informationen zum Autor Gary A. Keith is Associate Professor of Government and International Affairs at the University of the Incarnate Word. He has worked in the Texas legislature and for a statewide elected official. His previous books are Eckhardt: There Once Was a Congressman from Texas and Texas Politics and Government. Klappentext Legislators, lawyers, community organizers, political historians, and political scientists offer a complete history of Texas redistricting during the past century-and the repercussions still felt from the map battles of the 1960s. Zusammenfassung Legislators, lawyers, community organizers, political historians, and political scientists offer a complete history of Texas redistricting during the past century—and the repercussions still felt from the map battles of the 1960s. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgementsAcronymsPrologue: Scope and MethodsIntroduction. The Prequel: Unequal Representation (Gary A. Keith)Chapter 1. Entering the Thicket: 1965 (Gary A. Keith)Chapter 2. Legislating in the Thicket (Craig A. Washington)Chapter 3. Litigating Texas Redistricting: A Democratic Lawyer's Experience (David R. Richards)Chapter 4. Texas Redistricting: A Republican Lawyer's Perspective (J. D. Pauerstein)Chapter 5. The Voting Rights Organizers (José Garza)Chapter 6. Analyzing Redistricting Outcomes (Seth C. McKee and Mark J. McKenzie)Conclusion. Redistricting Redux: 2011 and Beyond (Gary A. Keith)Epilogue: Navigating the Brambles of the Political Thicket (Gary A. Keith)NotesBibliographyAbout the ContributorsIndex
