By Garcia H.B. No. 3453 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the composition of districts of the Texas House of 1-3 Representatives. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. The districts from which the members of the Texas 1-6 House of Representatives are elected are the districts as provided 1-7 by law and used for the election of members of the Texas House of 1-8 Representatives of the 77th Texas Legislature, except as certain of 1-9 those districts are changed by SECTION 2 of this Act. 1-10 SECTION 2. The portion of House District 96, located in 1-11 Tarrant County, is transferred to House District 104, in Dallas 1-12 County. 1-13 SECTION 3. The districts established by this Act apply to the 1-14 election of the members of the Texas House of Representatives 1-15 beginning with the primary and general elections in 2002 for 1-16 members of the 78th Legislature. This Act does not affect the 1-17 membership of the Texas House of Representatives of the 77th 1-18 Legislature. 1-19 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-20 a vote of two-thirds, or greater, of all members elected to each 1-21 house, as provided by Article III, Section 39, of the Texas 1-22 Constitution. If this Act does not receive the minimum vote 1-23 necessary for immediate effect, then this Act shall instead take 2-1 effect on September 1, 2001.