Ruling Could Jolt House Races

• By David M. Drucker
• Roll Call Staff
• March 1, 2006, Midnight

With the balance of power on Capitol Hill potentially at stake, the Supreme Court today will hear a challenge to the 2003 remap of Texas House districts engineered by Rep. Tom DeLay (R), which resulted in a 12-seat swing in the Republicans’ favor in the 2004 elections.