The legislature proved unable to pass its own congressional redistricting plan. (ballotpedia.org)
[T] he redistricting plan illegally diluted black and Hispanic voting power in two congressional districts... The State of Texas has not met its burden in showing that the proposed congressional redistricting plan does not have a discriminatory effect. (en.wikipedia.org)
But in December 2005, The Washington Post reported, «Justice Department lawyers concluded that the landmark Texas congressional redistricting plan spearheaded by Rep. Tom DeLay violated the Voting Rights Act, according to a previously undisclosed memo,» uncovered by the newspaper. (en.wikipedia.org)