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Judge urges Texas redistricting accord

Associated Press

  February 07, 2012

A federal judge has ordered all sides in the Texas redistricting lawsuit to keep talking, saying a proposed agreement doesn’t have enough support. Attorney General Greg Abbott had said several minority groups agreed Monday to a plan that would put two new congressional seats in Hispanic-dominated districts for this year’s elections. But the announcement prompted immediate backlash from groups that said it wasn’t a compromise.

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