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The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has ordered senate, house, and congressional district plans into effect for the 2012 elections.
- PlanS172 Court-Ordered Interim Senate Plan — maps and reports
- PlanH309 Court-Ordered Interim House Plan — maps and reports
- PlanC235 Court-Ordered Interim Congressional Plan — maps and reports
Interactive maps of all proposed plans can be viewed using DistrictViewer.
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Texas 2010 census population = 25,145,561
Ideal district population:
698,488 Texas Congress (36 districts)
811,147 State Senate (31 districts)
167,637 State House of Representatives (150 districts)
1,676,371 State Board of Education (15 districts)
The Texas Legislative Council, a nonpartisan legislative service
agency, provides technical and legal support to the Texas legislature
for redistricting.
Mar. 1, 2012 - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ordered a revised election schedule, including changing the primary election date to May 29, 2012.
Feb. 28, 2012 - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ordered an interim senate plan for the districts used to elect members in 2012 to the Texas Senate (PlanS172), an interim house plan for the districts used to elect members to the Texas House of Representatives (PlanH309), and an interim congressional plan for the districts used to elect members of the Texas delegation to the U.S. Congress (PlanC235).
Feb. 8, 2012 - The trial for the senate redistricting case, Davis. v. Perry, was held in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, on February 8, 2012, in San Antonio.
Jan. 20, 2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court vacates the District Court for the Western District of Texas' orders implementing interim plans and remands the cases for further proceedings.
Jan. 9, 2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Perry v. Perez and Perry v. Davis.
