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the power to call a special session.
The f7exa<s Ju-r'mfi1v 2;urt listenid t ar uments j At
over an hour and then in less than 15 minutes ruled
that the 1971 House redistricting bill is
unconstitutional. The Supreme Court decision upheld
an earlier ruling by Austin District Judce Herman
Jones.
'hi f Justice io"bert Calv r t ainucu tie ;out' s
ruling and said all Justices hearing the case agreed
thvst the rodistrictinJ bill should be struck down.
how a now redistricting bill should be drawn.
Both Attorney Genreral Crawford Martin and Texas
Republican Chairman George Willeford have recommended
that the court rule that the Legislature must return
in special session. However, only the governor hasI ion
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Redistricting], script, September 9, 1971, 6:00 p.m.; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1420492/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.