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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas establishes an independent Redistricting Commission for congressional districts starting in 2030
Last action · August 7, 2025: FiledSponsor: Harold Dutton
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas establishes the Texas Redistricting Commission to handle congressional redistricting starting January 1, 2030, contingent on voter approval of a constitutional amendment. The measure sets strict eligibility and conflict-of-interest rules for commission members, creates an application and selection process involving the state auditor and political party chairs, and mandates open meetings and public hearings.
Removes the primary responsibility for drawing congressional district maps from the legislature and places it in a 14-member independent commission subject to strict public notice requirements and a $300 daily for members.
- Congressional redistricting in Texas has historically been performed directly by the state legislature during regular or called sessions. context
- Constitutional amendments in Texas require approval by a majority of voters at an election before taking effect. 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.
Registered voters of Texas
Registered voters are eligible to apply for commission membership, participate in public comment periods, and must vote on the underlying constitutional amendment.
State auditor
The state auditor is required to initiate the application process, screen applicants for conflicts of interest, form subpools, present them to party chairs, and conduct random drawings.
State political party chairs
State party chairs are authorized to review applicant subpools and strike up to four applicants from each subpool.
Employers in Texas
Employers are prohibited from discharging, threatening, or retaliating against employees for attending or scheduling attendance at commission meetings.
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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 7, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Transfer of Redistricting Authority
The legislation shifts congressional redistricting responsibility from the state legislature to a newly created independent commission.
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capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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