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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Establish Redistricting Commission
Last action · August 19, 2025: FiledSponsor: Johnson
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What This Bill Proposed
A joint resolution proposes a to establish the Texas Commission to handle redistricting for the United States House of Representatives and the Texas Legislature, while abolishing the existing Legislative Redistricting Board effective January 1, 2030.
Alters the state's constitutional framework for drawing legislative and congressional boundaries by replacing the current Legislative Board with a newly established commission, subject to voter approval on May 2, 2026.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Texas voters
Texas Legislature
The legislature must provide by general law for the composition and operation of the Texas Redistricting Commission.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Aug 19, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Replacement of Legislative Redistricting Board
The resolution completely replaces the Legislative Redistricting Board with a new Texas Redistricting Commission starting in 2030.
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capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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