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Post by Logan on May 3, 2017 20:30:59 GMT -6
Texas will have to defend its state House and U.S. House districts at a five-day trial that will begin July 10 in San Antonio, a federal court announced Monday night. Needing to have a decision by Oct. 1 to prepare for the 2018 elections — candidate filing begins in mid-November — the three-judge panel also set tight pretrial deadlines. Plaintiffs will have to disclose their expert witnesses by March 28, while lawyers for Texas will have to do the same by June 16. Both sides must disclose other witnesses, and list what they plan to testify about, by June 5. The trial will begin with the challenge to the districts set for the 150 members of the Texas House, the court said. Read more: www.statesman.com/news/just-court-sets-july-trial-texas-redistricting-maps/e421I3FzyavZXra0LbYbEL/
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