D.C. court says it won't rule for a month on redistricting

A federal court in Washington, D.C., that is considering a portion of the Texas redistricting litigation said Wednesday that it won't issue a decision within the next 30 days, a move that could derail the chances of the scheduled April 3 primary election.

"An April 3rd primary clearly is dead, absent an agreement," said Michael Li, a Dallas lawyer and author of a Texas redistricting blog.

For more on this story, head to the Austin American Statesman at http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/d-c-court-says-it-wont-rule-for-2141851.html [1]