Texas House Passes Redistricting Plan, Democrats Remain in New Mexico LAST UPDATE: 7/29/2003 6:28:48 PM Posted By: Jim Forsyth (AUSTIN) -- It took the Texas House fifteen minutes this afternoon to pass a Republican backed Congressional redistricting plan, and same proposal which was approved by the House during the first special session which ended abruptly yesterday. The plan now goes to the state Senate, which remains in recess pending the return of eleven of it's twelve Democratic members from self imposed exile in New Mexico. When House Speaker Tom Craddick graveled the chamber to session this morning, it was unable...