Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session
Texas HJR26: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
Status: Introduced, July 24, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
From the introduced text, July 24, 2025:
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Sections 28a, 28b, and 28c to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 28a.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: (a) In the year following a year in which the ] [ADDED: United States decennial census is taken, the Texas Redistricting ] [ADDED: Commission described by Section 28b of this article shall adjust ] [ADDED: the boundary lines of the districts for the election of the members ] [ADDED: of the United States House of Representatives elected from this ] [ADDED: state, the members of the Texas Senate, the members of the Texas ] [ADDED: House of Representatives, and the members of the State Board of ] [ADDED: Education in accordance with the standards and process provided by ] [ADDED: Section 28b of this article.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Districts described by Subsection (a) of this section ] [ADDED: must be single-member districts, each entitled to elect one member ] [ADDED: of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Senate, ] [ADDED: the Texas House of Representatives, or the State Board of …
Sponsors
- Vikki Goodwin (D, HD-047) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Subjects: SENATE, TEXAS, Governor, PRESIDENT, U.S., HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, US, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Legislature, EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF, Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Common questions
- What is HJR26?
- HJR26 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 1st Special Session): Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
- What does HJR26 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
- What is the status of HJR26?
- Introduced as of July 24, 2025. Latest action: Filed (July 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR26?
- Vikki Goodwin (D, HD-047).
- Where is the official record for HJR26?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=891&Bill=HJR00026
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