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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of districts for the election of |
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members of the Texas House of Representatives. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to ensure the |
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legislature has fulfilled its duty to apportion the state into |
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representative districts at its first regular session after the |
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publication of the Twenty-fourth Decennial Census of the United |
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States, as provided by Section 28, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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SECTION 2. The districts used to elect members of the Texas |
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House of Representatives in 2022, established by Chapter 1 (H.B. |
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1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 |
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(PLANH2316 in the Texas Legislature's redistricting system), are |
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hereby ratified and adopted as the districts used to elect members |
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of the Texas House of Representatives. |
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SECTION 3. The districts described by Section 2 of this Act |
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apply to the election of the members of the Texas House of |
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Representatives beginning with the primary and general elections in |
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2024 for members of the 89th Legislature. This Act does not affect |
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the membership or districts of the Texas House of Representatives |
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of the 88th Texas Legislature. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |