Supreme Court Rules On Houston Redistricting
23 May 2001 - 1:00pm
At issue was a 1997 plan that created a large, primarily white district, while leaving several minority districts intact.
"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a challenge to Houston's 1997 redistricting plan by voters who argued that white districts' power in at-large City Council races had been illegally diluted."
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Justices let Houston's redistricting plan stand
Source:
The Houston Chronicle, May 21, 2001
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