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Could be bad news for Perry.

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More bad news for Rick Perry. Texas has decided to push its primary back from March 6 to April 3, because of a dispute of the legislatures redistricting maps. The change means that Texas will not be participating in Super Tuesday, and it could deprive Rick Perry of a crucial early win to boost his campaign. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the state's interim-redistricting maps, effectively abolishing all congressional and legislative districts. The parties were given the option of splitting the primaries or pushing them back, and chose the latter.

Read it at Austin Statesman