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Plans for redrawing Texas' congressional and state legislative districts are headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, causing disarray among candidates, party leaders and election officials. "As if the potential implications of the court's decision to take this case weren't enough, the consequences are exacerbated by the impending March primary and the fact that the candidate filing process has already begun," says political legal consultant and Dallas attorney Chris Gober of Gober Hilgers PLLC. "Since the court's announcement, there has been a mad scramble to answer such basic questions as how the filing requirements will be affected, when the primary election for the non-contested maps will be held, and whether the state's residency requirements will be relaxed." Gober represents Rep. Quico Canseco (TX-23) in the redistricting litigation and argued for the bipartisan interim U.S. congressional plan. For more information, contact Rhonda Reddick at 800-559-4534 or rhonda@androvett.com.