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Craddick did not give details of the West Texas design he referred to, but con tinued to balk at one proposal pitched by Senate negotiators earlier Wednesday that would have paired Midland with Abilene. Craddick said that plan “really doesn’t focus on what our need is.” “Agriculture is a big part of our economy and that’s great ... but we really feel like we need someone representing the energy business,” he said. The problem has transferred to disagreements over Dallas, Central Texas and Brazoria County, Craddick said. “I think that we’re real close from what I’ve seen. We’re just down to a couple of areas that we haven’t agreed on,” he said. In Dallas, the debate has arisen from the mostly minori ty district of Rep. Martin Frost, D-Arlington, as a well as a seat the House map creat ed to give Rep. Kenny Marchant, a Carrollton Republican, an opportunity to run for Congress, Craddick said. Other conflicts have spun around keeping Fort Hood in one district and keeping McClennan and Williamson counties whole. Keeping Brazoria County in one district also has been an issue. Republicans in the Legislature — spurred on by the Texas Republican congres sional delegation — have been working to get a redistricting map approved for months, say ing voting trends show Texas should have more Republicans in Congress, which Democrats rule 17-15. Democrats want the current lines to remain. Republicans have said if the Legislature does not approve a plan by Monday, lawmakers could have to delay the March 2 primary election date. Gov. Rick Perry has said he would prefer not to postpone the primary, though it remains an option if a map is not approved by Monday. Texas Democratic Party Chairwoman Molly Beth Malcolm said moving the pri mary back would be a waste of tax dollars, interfere with local elections and decrease turnout. “Interestingly, the Republicans moved the pri mary date during the regular session from March 9 to March 2. Now they’re talking about moving it March 30 or later,” Malcolm said. “With the Republicans in charge, our pri mary election date is about as firm as a wedding date for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.” The governor has called Monday a “drop dead dead line” for both chambers to reach an agreement without postponing the primary. Once Perry signs a redis tricting bill, it will take 90 days for the bill to take effect. If it takes lawmakers longer than that to reach a deal, the filing period for candidates to sign up to run for congress for the 2004 election could expire. measures barring felons from buying guns, and mandator)' waiting periods and firearm reg istration. None of the studies were done by the federal gov ernment. In every case, a CDC task force found “insufficient evi dence to determine effective ness.” Most of the studies were not funded by the CDC. Gun- control advocates quickly called on the government to fund better research. “There have not to enough good surveys to km whether these laws wo/i and that’s a very sad and troubling fact,” said Peter HamiU, spokesman for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The National Rifle Association said it needed more time to review the CDC report before commenting on it. > Firearms injuries were the second leading cause of injury deaths, killing 28,663 people in 2000, the most recent year for which data was available. About 58 percent of the deaths were suicides. Gun accidents claimed about 775 lives that year. 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