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Parties' Power Play At Stake As Court Mulls Redistricting; GOP Grip On House At Risk?; Arguments in Texas case spotlight contentious fight that bolstered GOP hold.(A)
Byline: JED GRAHAM
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to the 2003 Texas redistricting on Wednesday. Republican control of the House of Representatives may hang in the balance.
The unusual mid-decade effort to redraw the state's congressional district lines briefly turned Texas government into a three-ring circus three years ago. Lacking the votes to block the new political map, Democratic lawmakers fled to Oklahoma to bring all legislative business to a halt.
But Republicans eventually prevailed and the effort paid off big time in the 2004 elections.
Before then, Democrats held a 17-15 edge in the 32-member Texas delegation. Now Republicans dominate the delegation with 21 seats to the Democrats' 11.
A Fighting Chance?
That six-seat swing was critical. Without it, Democrats would have picked up a net four seats in the House in 2004, narrowing the Republican edge to 226 vs. 209.
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