By Garcia H.B. No. 3521 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the composition of the districts for the election of 1-3 members of the United States House of Representatives from the 1-4 State of Texas. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. The districts from which the members of the United 1-7 States House of Representatives representing the State of Texas are 1-8 elected are the districts as provided by law and used for the 1-9 election of the members of the House of Representatives of the 1-10 107th Congress except as those districts are changed by SECTION 2 1-11 of this Act. 1-12 SECTION 2. The portion of Congressional District 12, located 1-13 in Tarrant County, is transferred to Congressional District 24. 1-14 SECTION 3. The districts established by this Act apply to the 1-15 election of the members of the United States House of 1-16 Representatives from the State of Texas beginning with the primary 1-17 and general elections in 2002 for members of the 108th Congress. 1-18 This Act does not affect the membership, or districts, of the 1-19 United States House of Representatives of the 107th Congress. 1-20 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-21 a vote of two-thirds, or greater, of all the members elected to 1-22 each house, as provided by Article III, Section 39, Texas 1-23 Constitution. If this Act does not receive the minimum vote 2-1 necessary for immediate effect, then this Act instead takes effect 2-2 September 1, 2001.