Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends and reorganizes state congressional district maps in Texas.

Highlights:

• Establishes new boundaries for all 38 state districts that elect one member to the U.S. House of Representatives, replacing the current districts that are based on data from the 2020 Census (Art. 2, Sec. 1-38).

• Specifies that if any geographic area is erroneously left out of this Act, a court reviewing this Act should include it in accordance with the intent of the Legislature using any available evidence of that intent (Art. 3, Sec. 2).

• Specifies that this Act supersedes all previous enactments or orders adopting congressional districts for the state and that all previous acts adopting congressional districts for the state are repealed (Art. 3, Sec. 3).

• Specifies that the districts established in Article II of this Act apply to the election of members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas beginning with the primary and general elections of 2026 (Art. 3, Sec. 4).

• Specifies that this Act takes effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote of both chambers of the Legislature, and 91 days after the end of the legislative session if it does not meet that threshold (Art. 3, Sec. 5).

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