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Amend CSHB 3 in Article III by adding the following 
appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering the other SECTIONS 
of Article III accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  (a)  In any action in state or federal court 
involving a legal challenge to one or more districts established by 
this Act, or in an action to obtain preclearance under Section 5 of 
the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973c) of the 
districts established by this Act, the attorney general may not 
retain or employ an attorney to represent this state or an officer 
of this state or to assist or advise the attorney general in that 
representation, if:
		(1)  the state or the state officer takes the position 
in that action that the districts established by this Act are 
lawful, should be precleared, or should be used to elect United 
States Representatives; or
		(2)  the attorney was previously retained or employed 
by the attorney general to represent this state or an officer of 
this state, or to assist or advise the attorney general in that 
representation, in an action in state or federal court in which the 
state or the state officer filed any motion, brief, or pleading 
supporting or approving the use of the congressional districts 
ordered by the court in Balderas v. State, No. 6:01CV158, (PLAN 
1151C in the Texas Legislative Council redistricting computer 
system) for the 2002 general election.