Attorney General Greg Abbott wants lawmakers to ratify court-drawn maps that were used in 2012, freeing the state from defending maps drawn by lawmakers in 2011 that are still tangled up in litigation.
The suspects, he says, had scale maps, drawn by experts.
The maps drawn by the Legislature, which is controlled by Republicans, seemed to favor Republican candidates.
So far, that has meant the maps drawn by lawmakers in 2011.
And the maps drawn by the same old legislative crew have all of the old tricks.
Maps drawn by individuals and groups interviewed, highlighted the resources and landscapes important in their lives.
He said the framers of the Constitution had contemplated having election maps drawn by state legislatures, not commissions.
The maps drawn by the San Antonio judges, who were hearing complaints brought by multiple plaintiffs challenging maps drawn by legislators in 2011, were put in place with an "interim" label.
Courts have begun the process in Nevada, where the Republican governor, Brian Sandoval, vetoed maps drawn by the Democratic-controlled Legislature, and in Minnesota, where the Democratic governor, Mark Dayton, vetoed maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Republican-controlled Legislature
The best measure of that might be the redistricting maps drawn by the Legislature earlier this year.
The map question is limited — all the governor has asked is that lawmakers ratify maps drawn by federal judges.
