87S10130 TJB-D
By: Collier H.J.R. No. 9
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to require that the
apportionment of members of the United States House of
Representatives elected from this state be based on the most recent
United States decennial census and preserve communities of interest
to the extent practicable.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 26a to read as follows:
Sec. 26a. (a) The members of the United States House of
Representatives elected from this state shall be apportioned as
nearly as may be on a ratio obtained by dividing the population of
the state, as ascertained by the most recent United States
decennial census, by the number of members of the United States
House of Representatives elected from this state.
(b) The apportionment of members of the United States House
of Representatives elected from this state shall to the extent
practicable keep intact communities of interest defined by social,
economic, racial, ethnic, cultural, industrial, commercial, and
geographic commonalities.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment to require that the
apportionment of members of the United States House of
Representatives elected from this state be based on the most recent
United States decennial census and preserve communities of interest
to the extent practicable."