Texas Primary Must Be Pushed Back February 15, 2012, 10:31 am Texas, one of the biggest prizes in the Republican primary contest, may not hold its contest until the end of May - or even later - because of legal wrangling over the state's redistricting plan. The Houston Chronicle reported Wednesday via an Associated Press article that judges overseeing the redistricting process have urged negotiators to resolve their differences to get a deal done. But in the meantime, the state's Republican presidential primary, which had already been pushed back to April 3, will now have to be even later, according to the paper. That's because the primary cannot take place until the state's districts are made final by a new agreement.