By Jones of Lubbock H.B. No. 1716 74R7066 JSA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the composition of certain of the state's congressional 1-3 districts. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. (a) This section applies to the congressional 1-6 districts established by Chapter 7, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 1-7 2nd Called Session, 1991. 1-8 (b) Block 103 of Bexar County tract 1213 is transferred from 1-9 District 21 to District 20. 1-10 (c) Block 863 of Midland County tract 0101.10 is transferred 1-11 from District 21 to District 23. 1-12 (d) Block 624 of Tom Green County tract 0010 is transferred 1-13 from District 17 to District 21. 1-14 (e) In this section, "block" and "tract" have the meanings 1-15 assigned by Section 1, Article III, Chapter 7, Acts of the 72nd 1-16 Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1991. 1-17 SECTION 2. (a) The changes made by this Act apply to the 1-18 election of the members of the Texas congressional delegation 1-19 beginning with the general election in 1996 for members of the 1-20 105th Congress. 1-21 (b) The changes made by this Act do not affect the 1-22 membership or districts of the members of the Texas congressional 1-23 delegation to the 104th Congress. If a vacancy occurs in the 1-24 office of a member of the Texas congressional delegation to the 2-1 104th Congress and a special election is held to fill the vacancy, 2-2 the election shall be held in the district as it existed when the 2-3 vacating member was elected. 2-4 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-5 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-6 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-7 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-8 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-9 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-10 passage, and it is so enacted.