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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of districts for the election of |
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members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The redistricting plan identified as PLANC245 on |
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the redistricting computer system operated by the Texas Legislative |
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Council is adopted as the permanent plan for districts used to elect |
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members of the United States House of Representatives from the |
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State of Texas. |
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SECTION 2. (a) This Act supersedes all previous enactments |
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or orders adopting congressional districts for the State of Texas. |
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(b) Chapter 1 (S.B. 4), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, 2011 (Article 197j, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), |
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is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The districts included in the redistricting plan |
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adopted under Section 1 of this Act apply to the election of the |
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members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas |
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beginning with the primary and general elections in 2014 for |
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members of the 114th Congress. This Act does not affect the |
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membership or congressional districts of the 113th Congress. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |