Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB259: Relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
Status: Introduced, August 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
From the introduced text, August 19, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Title 5, Government Code, is amended to read as ETHICS[ REDISTRICTING] SECTION 2. Title 5, Government Code, is amended by adding Subtitle C to read as follows: [ADDED: SUBTITLE C. REDISTRICTING] [ADDED: CHAPTER 581. INDEPENDENT CITIZEN REDISTRICTING COMMISSION] [ADDED: SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS] [ADDED: Sec. 581.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Census year" means a calendar year in which the ] [ADDED: United States decennial census is taken.] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Commission" means the Independent Citizen ] [ADDED: Redistricting Commission established by Section 28b, Article III, ] [ADDED: Texas Constitution.] [ADDED: (3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Immediate family member"][ADDED: ][ADDED: means a person's spouse, ] [ADDED: parent, child, sibling, in-law, or other individual with whom the ] [ADDED: person has a bona fide family relationship established through ] [ADDED: blood or legal relation.] [ADDED: (4)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Majority party" means, with respect to a ] [ADDED: commission member, the political party with the most total votes ] [ADDED: cast in the four …
Sponsors
- James Talarico (D, HD-052) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Subjects: SENATE, TEXAS, State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, US, INDEPENDENT CITIZEN REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Legislature, EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF, AUDITOR, STATE
Common questions
- What is HB259?
- HB259 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
- What does HB259 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
- What is the status of HB259?
- Introduced as of August 19, 2025. Latest action: Filed (August 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB259?
- James Talarico (D, HD-052).
- Where is the official record for HB259?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00259
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