BILL ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 2002 By: D. Jones 4-21-95 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND The 1991 redistricting of State Representative Districts 114 and 103; 92 and 93; and 135 and 126 in Dallas, Tarrant, and Harris Counties has split certain communities. This division of communities has led to voter confusion as to who their representative is and duplication of efforts regarding constituent services. The Representatives of Districts 114 and 103; 92 and 93; and 135 and 126 have agreed upon the revisions contained in H.B. 2002. Changes in both demographics and differentials between the present lines and those proposed by H.B. 2002 are negligible. PURPOSE This bill adjusts the district lines between State Representative Districts 114 and 103; 92 and 93; 135 and 126 in Dallas, Tarrant, and Harris Counties. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Sections 52 and 53, Article II, Chapter 2, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 3rd called Session, 1992, by shifting appropriate census tracks to allow adjustment of the District lines between State Representative Districts 114 and 103; 92 and 93; and 135 and 126. Provides the definition of "block" and "tract" as assigned by Section 1, Article III, Chapter 2, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session. SECTION 2. States the change made by this bill does not affect the members or districts of the Texas House of Representatives of the 74th Legislature. SECTION 3. Emergency Clause. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE The committee substitute of House Bill 2002 makes the following additional change between House Districts 110 and 111 as contained in the original House Bill: portion of VTD 4596 (East Side of Westmoreland to the boundary of the VTD) was moved from D110 to D111; Cripple Creek Street and surrounding streets (VTD 3478) were moved from D110 to D111; VTD's 3385 and 3305 were moved from D111 to D110; surrounding communities around Duncanville High School (VTD 4476) were moved from D111 to D110. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION The committee took up HB 2002 and Rep. Delwin Jones, Chair, laid out a complete committee substitute for the bill and asked if there was objection, there was no objection to take up CSHB 2002. Rep. Wilson made a motion to vote favorably back to the House CSHB 2002 and for it to placed on the Local & Consent Calendar. The following vote was taken: AYE: D. Jones, Moreno, Alvarado, Grusendorf, Hamric, Marchant, Wilson (7). NAY: (0). PRESENT NOT VOTING: (0). ABSENT: Giddings, Glaze, Saunders, Seidlits (4).