What is the status of HJR26?

Introduced as of August 19, 2025. Latest action: Filed (August 19, 2025).

Where is the official record for HJR26?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR00026

Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session

Texas HJR26: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

Q: What is HJR26?

HJR26 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

Q: What does HJR26 do?

In its own words: A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

Status: Introduced, August 19, 2025

What the bill says

A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen 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, August 19, 2025:

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen 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 Independent Citizen ] [ADDED: Redistricting Commission described by Section 28b of this article ] [ADDED: shall adjust the boundary lines of the districts for the election of ] [ADDED: the members of the United States House of Representatives elected ] [ADDED: from this state, the members of the Texas Senate, the members of the ] [ADDED: Texas House of Representatives, and the members of the State Board ] [ADDED: of Education in accordance with the standards and process provided ] [ADDED: by 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 …

Texas HJR26: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

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