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HB 241TEXASSession 892State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Texas Bill Creates Nine-Member Redistricting Commission to Draw Legislative and Congressional Maps

Original title: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Redistricting Commission.

Last action · August 19, 2025: FiledSponsor: Johnson

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What This Bill Proposed

House Bill 241 establishes the nine-member Texas Redistricting Commission with the sole responsibility for drawing districts for the United States House of Representatives, the Texas House of Representatives, and the Texas Senate, contingent on voter approval of a companion constitutional amendment taking effect January 1, 2030.

Why it matters

Shifts the authority to draw state legislative and congressional voting districts from the legislature to an independent, bipartisan nine-member commission, establishing strict eligibility rules, funding requirements, and court-managed deadlines for map adoption starting in 2030.

Background
  • The Texas Legislative Council is a legislative agency that provides legal, scientific, research, editing, and graphics services to the Texas Legislature. context
  • The Texas Supreme Court is the state's court of last resort for civil matters. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Texas voters

Directly affected

Texas Legislative Council

The council is required to provide technical staff and clerical services needed by the commission to prepare redistricting plans.

Directly affected

Secretary of State

The secretary of state receives commission applications, receives adopted plans and reports, makes reports available to the public, and becomes the custodian of official commission records after operations suspend.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to serve on the Texas Redistricting Commission?
Any Texas voter older than 25 who meets specific voting history criteria is eligible, provided they do not hold public office, have not held public office in the preceding four years, are not running for office, do not work under an elected official or for a political campaign, and are not a registered lobbyist.
What happens if the commission fails to adopt a redistricting plan on time?
If the commission does not adopt a redistricting plan before November 16 of the year following the , the Texas Supreme Court must adopt a plan not later than December 30.
How are members of the commission chosen?
Eight members are appointed in a bipartisan manner by leaders of the Texas House and Senate (two from the majority party and two from the second-highest party in each chamber), and those eight members choose a ninth independent member to serve as the nonvoting presiding officer.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

Procedural history

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  1. Aug 19, 2025HouseIntroduced
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Lobbying Activity

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Discoveries

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policy shift99% confidence

Transfer of Redistricting Power

The bill shifts the sole responsibility of drawing congressional and state legislative districts from the legislature to a newly created independent commission.

Texas Redistricting CommissionTexas House of RepresentativesTexas Senate

Connected Entities

Texas Senate, Government Code, Texas House of Representatives and 8 more
OrganizationTexas Senate“Legislative chamber whose members appoint commissioners and whose districts are ”Map →
OrganizationGovernment Code“Statutory code amended by the bill”Map →
OrganizationTexas House of Representatives“Legislative chamber whose members appoint commissioners and whose districts are ”Map →
OrganizationTexas Legislative Council“Required to provide technical staff and clerical services to the commission”Map →
OrganizationSecretary of State“Receives applications, reports, and acts as custodian of commission records”Map →
OrganizationSupreme Court“Appoints presiding officer if commission fails, adopts plan if commission misses”Map →
OrganizationUnited States House of Representatives“Body whose districts will be drawn by the commission”Map →
PersonJohnson“Bill author/sponsor”Map →
PersonGovernor“Receives adopted redistricting plans”Map →
OrganizationTexas Redistricting Commission“Newly proposed commission established to draw districts”Map →
OrganizationOffice of Management and Budget“Defines metropolitan statistical areas for residency requirements”Map →

Sources

Open source document

capitol.texas.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy85
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