By Jones of Lubbock H.B. No. 2009 74R7453 JSA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the composition of certain state representative 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 state 1-6 representative districts established by Chapter 2, Acts of the 72nd 1-7 Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1992. 1-8 (b) Block 301 of Bexar County tract 1616 is transferred from 1-9 District 124 to District 117. 1-10 (c) Block 213 of Lubbock County tract 0103.01 is transferred 1-11 from District 83 to District 84. 1-12 (d) Block 309 of Dallas County tract 0137.02 is transferred 1-13 from District 99 to District 114. 1-14 (e) In this section, "block" and "tract" have the meanings 1-15 assigned by Section 1, Article III, Chapter 2, Acts of the 72nd 1-16 Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1992. 1-17 SECTION 2. (a) The changes made by this Act apply to the 1-18 election of the members of the Texas House of Representatives 1-19 beginning with the general election in 1996 for members of the 75th 1-20 Legislature. 1-21 (b) The changes made by this Act do not affect the 1-22 membership or districts of the Texas House of Representatives of 1-23 the 74th Legislature. If a vacancy occurs in the office of a 1-24 member of the Texas House of Representatives of the 74th 2-1 Legislature and a special election is held to fill the vacancy, the 2-2 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.