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Monday, April 29, 2013  Last year the battle over redistricting maps postponed the election day, creating havoc for local political parties and candidates.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Despite the ruling of three-judge panel rejecting the voting lines, Texas will keep the lines until after the November Elections.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  U.S. federal court sets aside redistricting maps of the Texas voting districts.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  Pronews 7 breaks down what voters need to know during the Texas redistricting dispute, including primary date.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Texas politicians were closely studying new political maps issued by a federal court to decide whether their next move would be to run, drop out or sue.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  A federal court in San Antonio has issued new congressional and state House maps in time for Texas to hold a May 29 primary.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Whether Texas can realistically hold primary elections in April is expected to finally be decided by a federal court.

Sunday, February 12, 2012  Three federal judges in San Antonio will soon start resolving one of the great political mysteries of the year: When will Texas hold primary elections and what will the congressional and legislative districts look like?

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  A single state Senate district is taking the spotlight in the ongoing Texas redistricting clash that has reached even the U.S. Supreme Court.

Monday, February 06, 2012  A congressman's lawyer says the Texas attorney general has agreed to a temporary voting map that could keep the April 3 date for primary elections in Texas.

Friday, February 03, 2012  Texas state Rep. Aaron Pena is personally experiencing the frenetic pace of his state's once-a-decade fight over political boundaries.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  Attorneys for the Justice Department and state of Texas are making their closing arguments in a Washington courtroom over whether electoral maps crafted by the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature violate the Voting Rights Act.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  Opposing sides are expected to continue summoning expert witnesses as a trial continues in a federal court in Washington on Texas political redistricting.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  The U.S. Supreme Court made a unanimous ruling to throw out the interim redistricting maps drawn up by a San Antonio court to be used during the Texas Primaries in April.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  The Oklahoma Supreme Court says an Oklahoma County judge was correct when she threw out a state senator's lawsuit alleging the Senate's new election districts are unconstitutional.