2010s Chronology

**2010**
April 1, 2010	Census Day
Summer–Fall 2010	Regional outreach hearings are held in selected cities
December 21, 2010	U.S. Census Bureau delivers the 2010 state population totals for apportionment, showing that Texas has 25,145,561 people, has grown by 20.6 percent since 2000, and has gained four new congressional seats, for a total of 36

**2011**
January 11, 2011	82nd Legislature convenes
February 17, 2011	U.S. Census Bureau delivers the 2010 Census PL 94-171 block level population data for Texas
March - June 2011	Public hearings on redistricting are held during session
Spring - Summer 2011	Lawsuits are filed in federal and state courts
May 5, 2011	The Texas Legislature passes the State Board of Education redistricting bill, H.B. 600 (PlanE120)
May 18, 2011	The State Board of Education redistricting bill, H.B. 600 (PlanE120), is enacted
May 21, 2011	The Texas Legislature passes the Senate redistricting bill, S.B. 31 (PlanS148), and the House redistricting bill, H.B. 150 (PlanH283)
May 30, 2011	82nd Legislature, Regular Session, adjourns sine die
May 31, 2011	82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, convenes
June 17, 2011	The governor signs S.B. 31, relating to the composition of districts for the election of members to the Texas Senate (PlanS148), and H.B. 150, relating to the composition of districts for the election of members to the Texas House of Representatives (PlanH283)
June 20, 2011	The Texas Legislature passes the congressional redistricting bill, S.B. 4 (PlanC185)
June 29, 2011	82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, adjourns sine die
July 18, 2011	The governor signs S.B. 4, relating to the composition of the congressional districts for the State of Texas (PlanC185)
July 19, 2011	The Texas Attorney General petitions the D.C. Court for a declaratory judgment (Texas v. United States) validating Texas' congressional, state senate, state house, and State Board of Education redistricting plans
September 6, 2011	The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas starts hearings on the consolidated house and congressional lawsuits, Perez v. Perry
September 22, 2011	U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, enters declaratory judgment and orders that the State Board of Education plan (PlanE120) may be implemented
September 28, 2011	The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas sets November 14, 2011, as the date for the trial on the senate plan, Davis v. Perry (trial is not held)
November 23, 2011	The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas orders an interim senate plan (PlanS164) and an interim house plan (PlanH302)
November 26, 2011	The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas orders an interim congressional plan (PlanC220)
November 28, 2011	The Texas Attorney General files a request for a stay on the use of the interim senate and house plans with the U.S. Supreme Court
November 30, 2011	The Texas Attorney General files a request for a stay on the use of the interim congressional plan with the U.S. Supreme Court
December 9, 2011	The U.S. Supreme Court grants the requests for stays on the use of the court-ordered interim plans for the Texas Senate, House of Representatives, and Congress

**2012**
January 9, 2012	The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Perez v. Perry and Davis v. Perry
January 20, 2012	The U.S. Supreme Court vacates the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas' orders implementing interim plans and remands the cases for further proceedings
February 8, 2012	The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas hears the senate redistricting lawsuit, Davis v. Perry
February 28, 2012	The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas orders interim senate (PlanS172), interim house (PlanH309), and interim congressional (PlanC235) plans
March 9, 2012	Filing deadline
March 19, 2012	The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issues its opinions for the interim senate (PlanS172), interim house (PlanH309), and interim congressional (PlanC235) plans
May 29, 2012	Primary elections
July 31, 2012	Runoff elections
August 28, 2012	The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issues an opinion in Texas v. United States denying Texas preclearance on the 2011 legislatively enacted senate plan (PlanS148), house plan (PlanH283), and congressional plan (PlanC185).
November 6, 2012	General elections