Table of Contents

• Preface
• 1. The Significance of the 2003 Congressional Redistricting in Texas
• 2. Partisan Politics and Redistricting in Texas
• 3. Racial and Ethnic Politics
• 4. Electing the Right Republicans: The Republican Strategy for the 2002 Election
• 5. As Partisan as the Law Allows: Republican Strategy in 2003
• 6. Playing Defense: Democratic Strategy, 2001-2003
• 7. You Gotta Be Kidding! The 2003 Regular Session
• 8. No Better Option: The Democrats Break the Quorum in the House of Representatives
• 9. Personal Dilemmas: The First Special Session
• 10. Is There a Democratic Endgame?
• 11. Republican Triumph in the Senate
• 12. Redistricting by Cabal: The Final Redistricting Plan
• 13. The Effects of the Final Plan
• 14. The Dilemma for Racial- and Ethnic-Minority Lawmakers and Advocacy Organizations
• 15. The Role of Congressman Tom DeLay, Republican Activists and Donors, and the White House
• 16. The Legal Implications of the 2003 Redistricting
• 17. Criminal Investigations and Indictments
• 18. The Fall of Congressman DeLay
• 19. Conclusion
• Afterword
• Appendix: Maps, Photos, and Resources
• Notes
• Index

Promotional Information

A sweeping examination of the Texas Legislature's controversial 2003 redistricting plan, whose effects continue to reverberate far beyond the state.

About the Author

Steve Bickerstaff is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas School of Law and has written extensively on redistricting. He is retired from the law firm he founded and lives in Austin, Texas.

Reviews

"Bickerstaff does a good job of putting an otherwise hard-to-grasp subject into terms a layperson can understand. And he teaches a lesson about one of the greatest political tragedies in recent Texas history." --San Antonio Express-News "The book is a compelling story of the Tom DeLay inspired mid-decade redistricting that rocked the state and riveted political junkies around the country. --Quorum Report