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Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 | 4:46 a.m.

Posted: 12:02 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012

Judges: April 3 primary in TX still possible

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas —

There's only one week left to salvage an April 3 primary in Texas.

   A San Antonio federal court on Friday ordered the state and minority groups to compromise on redrawn political districts by Feb. 6.

The three-judge panel said that if both sides don't reach an agreement by that deadline, the primary will be pushed back.

    The court did not indicate a new primary date if a deal isn't reached. But state Democratic and Republican leaders told the court that an April 17 primary is possible if interim maps are in place by mid-February.

 Minority groups sued the state over newly drawn political voting maps passed by the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature. The dispute is over whether the new map fairly reflects Hispanic growth.

 

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