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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the legislature, |
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when apportioning a congressional district of which a majority of |
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residents are included in a demographic group that is a minority in |
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this state, from reducing the proportion of that group in the |
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district if the legislature has apportioned the district at least |
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once since the publication of the most recent United States |
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decennial census. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 3, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 28a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28a. (a) This section applies only to the |
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apportionment of a congressional district: |
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(1) of which a majority of residents are included in a |
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demographic group that is a minority in this state; and |
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(2) that has been apportioned by the legislature at |
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least once since the publication of the most recent United States |
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decennial census. |
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(b) Except as required by the United States Constitution, |
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the legislature may not apportion a congressional district to which |
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this section applies if the apportionment reduces the proportion of |
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the demographic group described by Subsection (a)(1) of this |
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section in the district. |
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(c) This section may not be construed to prevent the |
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apportionment of a congressional district to which this section |
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applies in a manner that increases the proportion of the |
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demographic group described by Subsection (a)(1) of this section in |
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the district. |
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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 May 2, 2026. The |
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ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to prohibit the |
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legislature, when apportioning a congressional district of which a |
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majority of residents are included in a demographic group that is a |
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minority in this state, from reducing the proportion of that group |
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in the district if the legislature has apportioned the district at |
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least once since the publication of the most recent United States |
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decennial census." |