1.   And the districting map was redrawn under the Voting Rights Act, creating two districts in which a majority of voters are black.

2.   Arizona launched a frenzied spring baseball marketing program and gave its cities the legislative authority to create stadium districts with taxing authority to attract and retain teams.

3.   At least nine states have granted municipalities the authority to create special districts that could tax residents to cover those costs, according to the Dunn Foundation.

4.   A majority of Democrats, Republicans and African-Americans supported the plans despite complaints that no new black-majority districts were created in the Senate.

5.   A special district could be created out of either the downtown or the whole town, a neutral city outside of both states.

6.   Also, failing to create such districts could encourage lawsuits under the act filed by minority voters, the panel said.

7.   Bullock sees the possibility of creating two districts that could send Hispanics to the state Legislature.

8.   But a group of white voters challenged the district, saying the main motivation for redrawing it was to try to create a district with a black majority.

9.   Census counts are used to create congressional districts, and minorities traditionally vote Democratic.

10.   Currently, only state education officials can create new districts, something that rarely happens.