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LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AM. CITIZENS v. ROSCOE ISD

Nos. 96-10700, 96-10920.

123 F.3d 843 (1997)

LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS # 4552 (LULAC), Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROSCOE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; Larry Williams, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; Freddy Freeman, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; Daylon Althof, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; James R. Watts, Sr., in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; Randy Whroton, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; Larry Willman, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; Jose Villafranca, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX, Defendants-Appellees. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS # 4552 (LULAC), Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. ROSCOE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; Larry Williams, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; Freddy Freeman, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; Daylon Althof, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; James R. Watts, Sr., in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; Randy Whroton, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; Larry Willman, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX; Jose Villafranca, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees of the Roscoe Independent School District, Roscoe, TX, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rolando Leo Rios, San Antonio, TX, Jose Garza, Austin, TX, for League of United Latin American Citizens, No. 4552 (LULAC).

Charles Eric Jones, Jr., Jones and Edwards, Sweetwater, TX, for Defendants-Appellees in both cases.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a challenge to the atlarge election scheme used to elect trustees for the Roscoe Independent School District. The district court entered a final judgment declaring that the electoral structure did not violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973. Plaintiff filed a timely notice of appeal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and now AFFIRM.

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