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11-A-09 DOJ Answer~~ s" ~~ U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division TCH:RSB:JBG:AAO:par Voting Section - NWB DJ 166-012-3 9so Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 2011-173 O Washington, Dc zos3o 2011-2381 June 28, 2011 Michael L. Spain, Esq. Fulbright & Jaworski 300 Convent Street, Suite 2100 San Antonio, Texas 78205-3792 Dear Mr. Spain: This refers to two annexations (Ordinance Nos. 11-A-03 and 11-A-09 (2011)) and one deannexation (Ordinance No. 02-A-24 (2002)) for the City of Schertz in Bexar, Corral, and Guadalupe Counties, Texas, submitted to the Attorney General pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. 1973c. We received your submissions on May 3 and June 22, 2011. The Attorney General does not interpose any objection to the specified changes. However, we note that Section 5 expressly provides that the failure of the Attorney General to object does not bar subsequent litigation to enjoin the enforcement of the changes. In addition, as authorized by Section 5, we reserve the right to reexamine these submissions if additional information that would otherwise require an objection comes to our attention during the remainder of the sixty-day review period. Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 28 C.F.R. 51.41 and ." "~