By: Hunter H.B. No. 150
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the apportionment and composition of the districts of
  the Texas House of Representatives.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to fulfill
  the Legislature's constitutional responsibility to redistrict the
  House of Representatives following the publication of the 2020
  census in compliance with the United States and Texas Constitutions
  and applicable Federal law.
         SECTION 2.  FINDINGS. The Legislature finds:
               (1)  Section 28, Article III, Texas Constitution,
  requires the Legislature to draw new representative districts
  during the first regular session following publication of the
  decennial census;
               (2)  As a result of the estimated changes in the
  population of the state since 2013, the populations of the current
  representative districts are unequal and no longer comply with
  applicable legal requirements; and
               (3)  The current representative districts must be
  replaced with new districts that satisfy all applicable legal
  requirements.
         SECTION 3.  APPORTIONMENT; COMPOSITION OF DISTRICTS. The
  State of Texas is apportioned into representative districts as
  provided in this Act. Each district is composed of the counties or
  parts of counties as determined by the Legislature consistent with
  the requirements of the United States and Texas Constitutions and
  applicable Federal law. One representative is elected from each
  district established by this Act.
         SECTION 4.  TRANSITION PROVISION. The districts established
  by this Act apply to the election of the members of the Texas House
  of Representatives beginning with the primary and general elections
  in 2022 for members of the 88th Legislature. This Act does not
  affect the membership or districts of the Texas House of
  Representatives of the 87th Legislature.
         SECTION 5.  REPEALER. Chapter 2 (S.B. 3), Acts of the 83rd
  Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2013 (Article 195a-13, Vernon's
  Texas Civil Statutes), is repealed.
         SECTION 6.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
  immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
  elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
  Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
  immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.