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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to require that the |
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apportionment of members of the United States House of |
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Representatives elected from this state be based on the most recent |
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United States decennial census and preserve communities of interest |
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to the extent practicable. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 26a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26a. (a) The members of the United States House of |
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Representatives elected from this state shall be apportioned as |
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nearly as may be on a ratio obtained by dividing the population of |
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the state, as ascertained by the most recent United States |
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decennial census, by the number of members of the United States |
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House of Representatives elected from this state. |
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(b) The apportionment of members of the United States House |
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of Representatives elected from this state shall to the extent |
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practicable keep intact communities of interest defined by social, |
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economic, racial, ethnic, cultural, industrial, commercial, and |
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geographic commonalities. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to require that the |
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apportionment of members of the United States House of |
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Representatives elected from this state be based on the most recent |
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United States decennial census and preserve communities of interest |
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to the extent practicable." |