Judges order redistricting talks to continue over weekend
Groups involved in the state's redistricting fight were ordered by a San Antonio federal court Friday to continue negotiations through the weekend over interim redistricting maps for the 2012 election.
The court order comes before a key Tuesday hearing when the three-judge panel will hear arguments about how the state's interim maps should be redrawn.
If the groups can't reach a deal before the hearing, they'll continue negotiations in the courtroom.
The order also contained a footnote that may indicate the judges are interested in hearing arguments on whether the Voting Rights Act was violated when the Republican-dominated Legislature altered the Austin-based congressional district of Democratic U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett.
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