what is the remedy that the texas court in this case -- what is the violation the texas court is trying to remedy? i think your question proceed on the assumption that if the violation of section 5, that is not what motivated the court's opinion. look at page 96 of the joint appendix. texas was clear. they need to get pre clearance. this is not about joining them from implementing the plan. the constitutional violation being remedied here and the only thing that gave the texas courts and the authority was the one person one vote violation with the old plans. >> that is what they said they are doing. i counts eight times in the house plan, the state house plan, several times in the senate plan. it is fairly clear in the u.s. plan, they say things like the courts began by considering the and contested districts from the enacted plan that embrace districting principles although it wasn't required to give any difference. they are wrong about that. the court attempted to embrace as many uncontested districts as possible. after i got finished reading their opinions, there may be a difference

have in texas? >> charly seale: i think our last count, there's, like, 125 different species here in texas. >> logan: charly seale is a fourth generation rancher, and the executive director of the exotic wildlife association, based here in the heart of the texas hill country. it's his job to represent the interests of some 5,000 "exotic ranchers" across north america. so, would you say texas has the most non-native species of animals? >> seale: oh, yes, absolutely. >> logan: it's amazing that you had this really dramatic change in the texas landscape going on almost unnoticed by the rest of the country. >> seale: a lot of folks have noticed it, but it's been a well-kept secret. >> logan: it all began more than half a century ago with surplus animals from zoos. these images were filmed on texas ranches back in 1975. the ranchers liked the novelty of these strange animals on their properties. but what started as a curiosity has evolved into a major achievement in wildlife conservation, by helping to b

>> it is late and we've already had the texas primaries postponed once. the question is will it be again because now the texas court's going to have to have hearings, draw new lines and that itself could be appealed to the supreme court. it's very late and may get later. >> was texas already looking to get out from under the preclearance requirement for their new maps sort of bridling under the requirements almost 50 years later. >> yes, this is a big change. in the last few years we've seen a number of states including the state of florida recently and shelby county, alabama a number of states subject to the voting act saying it's no longer constitutional we shut6ú3f3f3f3á you jump through the hoops you have to want to be a member of the house of represents to go through this over and over again. right now cand dates filing to run for the house don't know where the districts or even why number to put on their application when they file for office. >> in today's ruling, professor, the supreme court asked for a new map by february 1. does that seem like

as you reported, texas gains four new house seats. and how that plan ultimately comes out may have a bearing on who controls the u.s. house of representatives after the general election. and secondly, it's the voting rights act. probably the most successful civil rights statute in our history. whenever the court says about the voting rights act and the role of federal courts in interpreting it and applying it is going to be very important to all of us because we are in the midst of some very dramatic changing demographics in this country. >> brown: you told me earlier today, this was a technical argument. you're shaking your head. >> it's a very complicated process, the redistricting and the approval of redistricting plans. i think the justices feel in a sense they're between a rock and a hard place. the primary election was postponed until april, contingent on a usable plank in place by february 1. and the justices seemed to ke it clear they didn't see how this was possible by february 1. >> brown: we will watch that as part of the p

what is the remedy that the texas court in this case was trying but the texas court was trying to remedy. i think that your question is on the assumption that if the violation is a section five violation but that isn't what motivated the court's opinion and you can look at page 96 of the joint appendix for the court specifically says texas has always been clear they need to get preclearance so this is not about enjoining them for implementing the plan. the constitutional violation that is being remedied and the only thing that gave them any of 40 is the one person one vote violation with the old plans. i count about eight times in the house plans several times in the senate where it's clear. the court begin by considering the uncontested district from the enacted plan that embraced the neutral principles of the wood wasn't required to give any difference. you say they are wrong about that. the court attempted to increase as many of the uncontested districts as possible. so after i got finished reading their opinions i thought there may be a difference between what you say and they say th

as you reported, texas gains four new house seats. and how that plan ultimately comes out may have a bearing on who controls the u.s. house of representatives after the general election. and secondly, it's the voting rights act. probably the most successful civil rights statute in our history. whenever the court says about the voting rights act and the role of federal courts in interpreting it and applying it is going to be very important to all of us because we are in the midst of some very dramatic changing demographics in this country. >> brown: you told me earlier today, this was a technical argument. you're shaking your head. >> it's a very complicated process, the redistricting and the approval of redistricting plans. i think the justices feel in a sense they're between a rock and a hard place. the primary election was postponed until april, contingent on a usable plank in place by february 1. and the justices seemed to make it clear they didn't see how this was possible by february 1. >> brown: we will watch that as part of the

the texas plan. >> well, i don't -- not in the context of section 5, your honor. that's one option, but the other option would be to use a malapportioned plan, which this court has suggested would be something the courts could do. now, that is not a preferred option, to be sure. but we are not in that situation here, because what you have is interim maps that have been developed. we are not in the kind of emergency situation that you are positing. >> you acknowledge that there are some situations in which you can use the very plan that the texas legislature adopted, even though it's not been precleared? >> only if there is no time for the district court to adopt a different plan. but if -- >> so it's no longer an absolute rule. so the question is whether this is another reasonable exception to a non-absolute rule. >> there is an emergency exception, as there is with all sorts of legal rules. but that's so far as we would go. now, i would like to address the proposition that suggestions what the court

not in texas. >> logan: how did thousands of texas ranches become home to the largest population of exotic animals on earth? it's thanks to trophy hunters, like paul, who come here in the thousands to hunt these animals every year, sold on the idea of an african hunting experience in texas. it's open season on close to 100 species of exotic game all the time here because exotic animals are considered private property. paul allowed us to come with him as he went on this hunt, if we agreed to use only his first name. >> paul: i've been looking forward to this hunt for several months now and i'm just pumped. here, he and a guide are searching for a scimitar-horned oryx for him to take home as a trophy. if they find one, it'll cost paul $4,500. other animals, like this dama gazelle, cost around $10,000. and the rarest, a cape buffalo, has a $50,000 price tag. exotic wildlife has become a billion-dollar industry in texas, supporting more than 14,000 jobs. for two days, paul and his guide searched this 30,000-acre ranch just two hours outside san antonio for an oryx, but they didn't find any. an

here texas would -- >> would it be ok texas has to make the showing? >> that would certainly be better? that would improve things. that's not the approach texas prose poses today. it's different in -- proposes today. it's different in other aspects. one is what justice ginsburg alluded to. you don't have the situation which the same court which will forecast this will also decide -- >> that's exactly right. you see only one side of the problem. you can't treat it as if it's been precleared that would be prejudging what the court in d.c. is going to do. but you have no problem with them saying that assuming that there are going to be these section 5 violations and drawing additional majority-minority districts which is just assuming the other way what the court here in d.c. is going to do. i don't know how you lean one way and say it's horrible. you can't use it because it hasn't been precleared, but it's all right in drawing the interim plan to treat it as if preclearance has been denied. >> i don't know about that. what the district court is supposed

we have texas ranger teams on that border that we pay for in the state of texas. this president has pulled our national guard troops off. they are less than 300 and not even on the border, 300 national guard troops for an 1,800-mile border. that is irresponsible. we need thousands of national guard troops, thousands of national guard troops in preparation of training this border patrol that will be there day in and day out. we need the aviation assets that are available. the predatory drones to be able to shut that border down. if we don't, the issues, the symptoms of this disease are not going to go away. what happened in the state of texas is they decided that if young people were in our state because the federal government forces us to deal with this, forces us to get health care and give education and the people of the state of texas said, how are we going to deal with this? are we going to have tax wasters or taxpayers? and the legislature said we're going to require these young people to get in the line to become citizens of the united states and pay full in

this meeting took place in texas. he had a lot of support from evangelicals in texas, yet he didn't make it past the first ballot. as for newt gingrich running a strong second to mitt romney, a lot because of the support of social conservatives could this pull the rug out from underneath him with six days to go? then, what does it mean for mitt romney? if social conservatives drain away from newt gingrich but don't fully get behind santorum, is it possible we could see a repeat of 2008 when social conservatives spritz between huckabee and tom man -- thompson and allowed john mccain to take the win. -- the race is fluid and tightening up at the top, anybody's guess at this point. >> shannon: gingrich supporters say the move by christian leaders in texas was more of a stand against romney than it was for santorum. joining us j.c. watts a gingrich supporter he was part of that important meeting of religious leaders in texas. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> there are multiple ballots and a lot of discuss

la corte suprema analiza la redistribucion de distritos electorales en texas. el censo 2010 le dio a texas 4 nuevos distritos electorales, pero organizaciones hispanas demandaron luego de que la legislatura tejana, en control republicano, redisenara estos distritos para aumentar sus posibilidades electorales. domingo garcia, co-director de demandantesbasicamente el estads paso 1 plan para la distribucion del congreso donde el 65% de la poblacio que aumento en texas, durante los ultimos 10 anos era latina, y el estado de texas gano 4 distritos nuevos para el congreso. y los latinos recibimos cero. esta es 1 discriminacion y 1 manera de quitarnos poder y voz. esta demanda ya gano en cortes federales de san antonio y washington, y ahora llega al maximo tribunal del pais. la ley federal de derechos de votacion establece que estados con historial de discriminacio n no pueden cambiar distritos electorales sin aprobacion del departamento federal de justicia. lydia camarillo, co-director de demandantesestamos seguros q jueces siguen la ley, entonces tenemos la oportuni

next call is from texas. you are on. caller: the last little article about bernanke believing the economy was all right. that is a load. another thing, this one called in saying there is nothing individuals can do about this corruption. you want to see these big corporation and, i don't know, these lifetime appointed senators -- the biggest crooks various. you want to see them do without money? stop paying your taxes. without you paying your taxes, these corporations will have a dime. because that is the only place you're getting it from. host: thank you, don. from texas. a little bit more from jack abramoff. [video clip] >> the reason lobbyists laugh at most efforts to reform, because they know what it is thrown at them by the people throwing it at them, they will overcome it. innovation of staff versus members, is one that becomes immediately parents did when you are a lobbyist or if you are working in congress. the truth is, congressman used to have no staff. webster had no staff. the great minds of our past, the grea

mapa de la discordia el mÁximo tribunal da un duro golpe al mapa de los distritos electorales de texas. nueva guÍa el criterio para diagnosticar autismo. y del bate a la tijera el pelotero alex rodrÍguez promueve el futuro deportivo muy mÉxico la ediciÓn del viernes del "noticiero telemundo" comienza ya. >>> "noticiero telemundo" con josÉ dÍaz balart. >>> hola quÉ tal muy buenas tardes, falta poco muy poco para que comiencen las primarias republicana en carolina del sur y nada estÁ seguro quiÉn ganarÁ la batalla estÁ que arde. angie dansandoval estÁ en colum y nos trae los Últimos detalles de lo que estÁ ocurriendo en este estado, angie. >>> gracias josÉ muy buenas noches. desde 1981 carolina del sur hae le ji elegido al kacandidato ganador republicano y por eso se juegan el todo por el todo. ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ >>> en carolina del sur hay una iglesia en cada esquina, 60% del electorado se considera evangÉlico. (hablan en inglÉs) >>> pero ayer muchos parecieron poner sus procesos religiosos a un lado, cuando gingrich negÓ las acusaciones de su esposa. con un desempleo d

so now the journey leads me back to texas. neither discouraged nor disenchanted but instead rewarded highly by the experience and resolute to remain in the arena and in the service of my country. our country needs bold leadership and real transformation. our country deserves that. we must rise to the occasion and elect a conservative champion to put our nation back on the right track. and this i know. i'm not done fighting for the cause of conservativism. mast i have just begun to fight. god bless you, god bless this great country of america. thank you coming out and being with us today. [applause] thank you, brother. jon: he suspends his campaign but he has not, he has just begun to fight in the battle of conservatism. texas governor rick perry bailing out of the race for the 2012 republican nomination and endorsing newt gingrich there. let's talk about it with steven largent, political reporter at the spartanburg herald journal. in the past few days mitt romney had been widening his lead somewhat over newt gingrich, if my re

. >>> y un estudiante de origen hispano muriÓ tras ser baleado por la policÍa del bronx texas luego de que atentÓ contra compaÑeros y profesores en una escuela, los agente dicen que e "levÁntate" dijeron al menor que entregara el arma dijeron que ante la situaciÓn amenazo ante por parte de joven dispararon y el estudiante muriÓ cuando era llevado a un hospital, la familia pide ahora una explicaciÓn ya que el arma era de balines. >>> y en texas avanza n.s sobre un posible caso de corrupciÓn policial, presuntamente alguno agentes habrÍan aceptado dinero por trabajos privados hecht sin la autorizaciÓn de superiores, y juan josÉ desde austin con los detalles y reacciones sobre un caso en que estarÍa involucrado un millonario mexicano. >>> en problemas estÁn varios oficiales de la policÍa en austin texas que y segÚn investigaciÓn criminal, aceptaron trabajar para un millonario mexicano, aÚn no identificado quiÉn les pagÓ en efectivo para asÍ vigilar aÚna hija mientras la joven iba a una universidad local, un caso que no le extraÑa este analista mexicano residente en tex

because of what is going on in the state of texas in the state of texas, republicans have begun to elect hispanics to the state legislature and congress. when the texas legislature redrew these maps they did it in a way that attempted to protect the reelection of five hispanic republicans to the state house and another hispanic republican to united states congress. democrats in texas don't like the fact that hispanics are getting elected as republicans, so democrats÷ filed a lawsuit trying to have those lines redrawn. shannon, this turns the voting rights act on its head. now using hispanics suing to remove hispanics from office. we don't think justices will look kindly on that fact. >> of course, when you reference the voting rights act there are a number of southern states and portions of a number of states that are included where if you have make changes they have to be precleared by the justice department or a special panel in d.c.. opponents of what happened with the state legislator's drawn maps says texas hasn't done that and they that i has to happen first. i know you in the pro

that meeting in texas starts tonight. then i think there is a sleepover at the ranch, oh to be a fly on the wall, tomorrow they will reportedly try to decide who they will support in the republican primary. >>> one very specific point of light in the religious right panthoen, tim la hay, the books about the rapture, mr. left behind, the obama is the anti-christ guy i got to interview once. he endorsed newt gingrich for president. he sent a letter to south carolina religious leaders urging them to unite behind newt gingrich's candidacy. having the best chance of beating president barack obama. his letter said if we do not change our leaders in the next election, we will end up being like the godless socialist countries of europe that will so destroy our country in four years, many experts believe we will never be able to reclaim it for moral and physical sanity. i don't understand the last part, either and i don't know who the experts are who agree with him. but, i should also note that tim also says that jerry falwell is

he's going to have to make it is a lot of trips to texas and then also a few trips to k. street in washington. so let's let's take a look at how this all started walker went after working people last year triggered massive protests around the country and it led to a lot of senators who supported walker to be recalled and then there's this backlash underway just like the same backlash that repealed governor jon case of an ohio's law but it doesn't seem like the republican party is getting it that this is a third rail now to mess with working people in politics especially the republican candidates running for office they just don't seem to get it do that. no not at all in fact i think it's fair to say that this is become scott walker's republican party the candidates for president and have told me in interviews that they will gladly come and campaign for scott walker in fact newt gingrich said he would do whatever helps walker the most either coming campaign for him or stay out of the state because people may not be that impressed with newt gingrich and the other candidates

is going to have to make it is a lot of trips to texas and then also a few trips to k. street in washington. so let's let's take a look at how this all started walker went after working people last year triggered massive protests around the country and it led to a lot of senators who supported walker to be recalled and then there's this backlash underway just like the same backlash that repealed governor john place of in ohio's law but it doesn't seem like the republican party is getting it that this is a third rail now to mess with working people in politics especially the republican candidates running for office they just don't seem to get it do that no not at all in fact i think it's fair to say that this is become scott walker's republican party the candidates for president they have told me in interviews that they will gladly come and campaign for scott walker in fact newt gingrich said he would do whatever helps walker the most either coming campaign for him or stay out of the state because people may not be that impressed with newt gingrich and the other candidat

in my time as governor of texas, we created a climate where 1 million jobs have been created. we haven't been destructing businesses or destructing jobs. what we do is build jobs. >> i'm talking about the rhetoric here. this is -- you called him a vulture capitalist. it's the kind of thing that you know president obama, who i know you want defeated, is going to use should romney become the nominee. >> that issue's been out there for some time. as a matter of fact, stewart stevens, mitt's consultant, used those exact words against meg whitman in california. so this is not new terminology. the fact is, if this is a fatal flaw, we need to be talking about it now, not talking about it in september and october. >> so you don't think that this would hurt mitt romney in the fall? >> well, we'll see here in south carolina. the test is going to be in south carolina. georgetown, where we were yesterday, it is still a very sensitive issue that bain capital came in and they basically shut down that steel mill and left with a substantial amount of money, making management fees, and there w

. >> i've decided to return to texas. >> shepard: he's heading home for now. and the rest are moving forward. >> it's been a great victory for us. >> game on. >> believe me, this momentum is going to continue. >> on to new hampshire! >> shepard: now one candidate picks up a big boost. >> i am really here for one reason and one reason only. >> shepard: and everybody is checking strategy. next stop, new hampshire. a new year's day shooting leaves four people dead, including two navy pilots. >> my heart dropped. i didn't believe it. >> shepard: and a brother and sister among the victims. >> he was her rock. >> shepard: tonight the mystery murders of coronado, california. but first from fox this wednesday night, a dramatic shift in the political landscape as we look ahead to new hampshire's first in the nation primary. just hours after the iowa caucuses, two of the republican candidates made major announcements. >> i have no regrets, none whatsoever. we never compromised our principles and we can leave this race knowing that we ran it with utmost integrity. we mad

it is a blow to texas governor rick perry, a born-again christian whose political grounding is fiscal and social conservatism. tony perkins, head of the family research council and a major player at the meeting, says perry checks all the boxes except one, but he doesn't think he can win. >> what they wanted to do was make sure that the candidate that had the best chance of going forward of securing the nomination and winning the general election were the candidate they put their support behind. >> governor rick perry joins me now from myrtle beach, south carolina, where you're telling me that the weather is great. so one thing that's going well for you. and i want to talk to you, though, about these social conservatives, the evangelicals, the christian conservatives meeting in texas and deciding that their consensus candidate is rick santorum. what's your reaction to that, governor? >> well, obviously, you'd like to get every endorsement of the groups that are in line with your beliefs, but you're not going to do that. so our focus is on the people of south carolina, and this morning

it was very, very long in the texas at the time. it detailed every, all the rare plants, specimen plants, horticultural, introducing them to texas. i was so excited about all of this. i used to say to my brother, this apple thing, you have gotten from your grandfather who had a reverence. he would say that is ridiculous. when my brother announced he was going to give up his life as a trial lawyer to be an apple orchardist. my father said i have one thing to say, jews don't farm. but they did. his father clearly did. >> just to wind up, then, what are you working on next? >> i have become fascinated with the personal. this is the most excruciating difficult book. >> so you are going to turn around and do it again. >> i have been spending a great deal of time in india every year my next book is a memoir of going through india and what this has done to transform my own life. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> [applause]. >> [applause]. we have a very special guest. [inaudible] is here with us tonight. [inaudible] dancing. step da

texas schools, especially, when there are other kids in a great state that might want to come to a texas school and pay out of state tuition? i have a heart. i understand it is good for them to go to school. but that is a big money issue. >> the bigger issue, and i am going to directly address would you have asked, but the bigger issue is that the federal government has failed abysmally at securing our border. do you agree? >> yes. >> it is the reason that south carolina passed an immigration law. we have had to do things in the state of texas that we were forced to do because the federal government absolutely failed. we have spent $400 million on border security in texas today. just last month i deployed two gunboats to the border of mexico. these are 30 foot, kevlar impregnated boats. this is what you would expect to see in a war zone. there are places on the border where it is a war zone. we made the comment -- the president made the comment that the border is as safe as it has ever been. he is so out of touch. my point is, i know how to secure the border. when i am president, there w

we mentioned the flash flooding in austin, texas. your thunderstorm threat will continue all morning long. we could end up with 4 inches of rain today alone. other areas of alabama, cloudy skoos. your rain won't arrive until tonight and tomorrow. so, yeah, it's good and bad if you get a lot of heavy rain. we need the lakes to fill up but we don't want flash flooding. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> stocks sputter and apple shines and how you can hobnob an english castle. your early morning headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he has lots of admirers, present company included. they are mad as heck this morning that he didn't get any oscar nominations. i try. >>> coming up, alex ovechkin sticks it to the nhl. detroit crowns a prince and a miracle shot you won't believe. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are your top headlines this morning. >>> amateur video allegedly showing syrian troops cracking down on homes where reportedly 48 people were killed on tuesday appear sy

it was very, very long in the texas at the time. it detailed every, all the rare plants, specimen plants, horticultural, introducing them to texas. i was so excited about all of this. i used to say to my brother, this apple thing, you have gotten from your grandfather who had a reverence. he would say that is ridiculous. when my brother announced he was going to give up his life as a trial lawyer to be an apple orchardist. my father said i have one thing to say, jews don't farm. but they did. his father clearly did. >> just to wind up, then, what are you working on next? >> i have become fascinated with the personal. this is the most excruciating difficult book. >> so you are going to turn around and do it again. >> i have been spending a great deal of time in india every year my next book is a memoir of going through india and what this has done to transform my own life. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> [applause].

welcome to the texas book festival. i'm rick dunham, the washington bureau chief of the houston chronicle and hearst and my fan san antonio.com. also doing a lot on perry presidential because some guy from austin is running for president. in my free time, i'm president of the national press club's journalism institute, which -- of which the crown jewel is the eric freed heim journalism library and library is what we're all about here. the texas book festival benefits public libraries in texas and literacy programs, and i encourage you to buy the three books that we're going to be talking about in the next hour, not only because they're really good, and they are because all the proceeds will benefit public libraries in texas like the one in silsby, texas, where my wife comes from. the texas book festival really meaning a lot to the libraries. let me talk about the program about that, i've been asked before we start to tell you to please turn off or silence your cell uphones. there have been some problems in previous sess

we are watching a heavy rain event in texas in a long, long time. flash flood warnings for san antonio and austin and dallas picked up 2 inches overnight. it's a rough morning commute right through the heart of central texas. we have a tornado watch that has been issued for in much region also. we have had the horrible drought and a lot of lake levels are very low and we need this rainfall. we didn't want to get it all in one night, one day. but this is a storm system that is slow moving and it has plenty of moisture coming in off the gulf here. there is the new tornado watch. it does not include the dallas area but goes from san antonio to corpus christi, victoria and the outskirts of houston. a chance of a few tornadoes. just a heavy rain is just, you know, soaking the region. i told you we have already picked up 2 to 3 inches and probably get an additional 2 to 3 inches on top of that and eventually this rain will move into mississippi and arkansas and louisiana. it pushes east during the that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look

and here's ross perot, a legend at that time, and in texas, which everybody in texas knew quite a bit about. because he had worked on education reform and most well- known person in the state of texas. so it just seems to be donaldson -- the spirit of it is what you're saying. just screwed up. >> carry lynn barta, from 19 -- carolyn barta, from 1996 after he lost the second time how involved was ross perot? did he exit from the national stage or did he stay involved? >> pretty much exited, i think. he was not -- not particularly involved in issues or in the reform party after that. i think -- 1992 was really the unique time. because of the -- the sense of alienation that people had with government. the dissatisfaction with government. the economic problems. and then 1996, as you said earlier, when things started to come back, the political climate didn't exist anymore. and he did not -- he wanted the people to stay active. and involved. but the climate didn't exist for the kind of perot phenomenon to happen again as it did in 1992. and i think that was sort of his swan song. he got ou

that meeting in texas starts tonight. then i think there is a sleepover at the ranch, oh to be a fly on the wall, tomorrow they will reportedly try to decide on who they are going to support in the republican primary. meanwhile, one very specific point of light in the religious right pantheon has made his own endorsement, remember tim lahay, the books behind, the obama is the anti-christ guy i got to interview once. he endorsed newt gingrich for president. he sent a letter to south carolina religious leaders urging them to unite behind newt gingrich's candidacy. he describes newt gingrich as having the best chance of beating president obama. his letter said if we do not change our leaders in the next election, we will end up being like the godless socialist countries of europe that will so destroy our country in four years that many experts believe we will never be able to reclaim it for moral and physical sanity. i don't understand the last part, either and i don't know who the experts are who agree with him. but, i shou