| 2010 |
0/0/2016 |
State-by-state comparison
Redistricting process |
Article (Website/Blog) |
Brennan Center for Justice |
|
Who draws the lines? By Justin Levitt.(211 KB)
4 pages
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| 2010 |
0/0/2011 |
Gerrymander
Redistricting process |
Article (Website/Blog) |
Politics & Policy |
|
Gerrymandering - Proving All Politics Is Local.(46 KB)
3 pages
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| 1960 |
6/15/1964 |
Redistricting process
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment
One person one vote |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Reynolds v. Sims - 377 U.S. 533 (1964) |
Reynolds v. Sims. Opinion. Re Alabama legislative districts.(441 KB)
37 pages
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| 1980 |
4/1/1982 |
Districts - Congressional
Elections - primary elections
Redistricting process |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Upham v. Seamon - 456 U.S. 37 (1982) 102 S.Ct. 1518 (1982) 639 S.W.2d 301 |
Upham v. Seamon. Per curium. Re Dallas area congressional districts 15 and 27.(69 KB)
4 pages
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| 2000 |
4/23/2003 |
Districts - Congressional
Apportionment law
Redistricting process
Mid-decade redistricting |
Attorney General opinion |
Texas Attorney General |
Balderas v. State of Texas - Civil Action No. 6:01CV158 2001 |
Correspondence to Rep. Joe Crabb from Attorney General of Texas Greg Abbott, Opinion No. GA-0063 Re: Whether the Texas Legislature is required to undertake congressional redistricting for the electoral period 2003-2010.(993 KB)
7 pages
|  |
| 1860 |
0/0/1869 |
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Apportionment law
Redistricting process |
Statute/Constitution/Regulation |
Texas |
|
Constitution of the State of Texas, adopted by the Constitutional Convention... passed March 2, 1867 and ratified at an election held Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, 1869. Article III - Legislative Department.(1131 KB)
17 pages
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| 1860 |
0/0/1866 |
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Apportionment law
Redistricting process |
Statute/Constitution/Regulation |
Texas |
|
The Constitution of Texas, as Amended, and Ordinances of the Convention of 1866. Article III - Legislative Department.(563 KB)
5 pages
|  |
| 1860 |
2/6/1860 |
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Apportionment law
Redistricting process |
Legislation |
Texas. Legislature |
|
General Laws of the Eighth Legislature of the State of Texas. Chapter 45, An Act to apportion the State into Senatorial and Representative Districts.(577 KB)
8 pages
|  |
| 1850 |
2/2/1853 |
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Apportionment law
Redistricting process |
Legislation |
Texas. Legislature |
|
Laws of the Fourth Legislature of the State of Texas, Second Session. Chapter IV, An Act to apportion the several counties of this state, according to the requirements of the Constitution.(507 KB)
7 pages
|  |
| 1850 |
0/0/1850 |
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Apportionment law
Redistricting process |
Legislation |
Texas. Legislature |
|
Laws of the Third Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume III. Chapter XLIV, An Act to apportion the Senators and Representatives of the Legislature among the several Counties of the State, according to the requirements of the Constitution. Chapter CLI, An act supplementary to and amending Chapter XLIV.(637 KB)
9 pages
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| 1840 |
3/0/1848 |
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Apportionment law
Redistricting process |
Legislation |
Texas. Legislature |
|
Laws Passed by the Second Legislature of the State of Texas, Vol. III. Chapter 162, An Act to apportion Senators and Representatives of the Legislature among the several counties of this State according to the requirements of the Constitution.(590 KB)
7 pages
|  |
| 1840 |
0/0/1845 |
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Apportionment law
Redistricting process |
Statute/Constitution/Regulation |
Texas |
|
Constitution of the State of Texas of 1845. Article III - Legislative Department.(566 KB)
6 pages
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| 1840 |
0/0/1836 |
Apportionment law
Redistricting process |
Statute/Constitution/Regulation |
Texas |
|
Constitution of the Republic of Texas. Article I.(426 KB)
4 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
7/1/2003 |
Redistricting process
Mid-decade redistricting |
Article (Newspaper) |
New York Times |
|
Across U.S., Redistricting as a Never-Ending Battle. By David M. Halbfinger. Quotes Rice University Professor and expert witness John Alford.(3981 KB)
4 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
3/0/2002 |
Redistricting process
Redistricting principles/theory
Redistricting commissions |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Legislative Lawyer |
|
A Nonpartisan Approach to Redistricting. By Ed Cook. Explains Iowa's redistricting process, which is delegated to a nonpartisan, legislative central staff agency, the Legislative Service Bureau. No lawsuit has challenged a plan enacted pursuant to this process.(456 KB)
4 pages
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| 2020 |
11/22/2016 |
Districts - House
Gerrymander
Redistricting process |
Presentation/Testimony |
Public Radio International |
|
The Takeaway - Republicans Strengthen Hold in State Houses. John Hockenberry's radio Interview with David Daley, author of Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America's Democracy re REDMAP and a potential Constitutional Convention. http://www.wnyc.org/story/republicans-strengthen-hold-state-houses(268 KB)
1 page
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| 1980 |
5/22/1981 |
Districts - Senate
Redistricting process |
Transcript |
Texas. Legislature. Senate |
|
Senate Floor transcript, May 22, 1981. Senate Bill 800.(1124 KB)
46 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
7/0/2016 |
U.S. Census Bureau
Gerrymander
Redistricting process
Census issues - prisoners
Redistricting commissions |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
State Legislatures |
Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama - 134 S.Ct. 2695 (2014) 575 U.S. --- (2015)
Evenwel v. Abbott - No. 14-940
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission - 13-314 (2015)
Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission - No. 14-232
Wittman v. Personhuballah - 14-1504
Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections - 114 F.Supp. 3d 323 (2015)
Whitford v. Gill (Nichol) - 3:15-cv-00421 (D.C. Wis. 2015) |
Everything you Always Wanted to Know About Redistricting But Didn't Know Who to Ask: Elections experts tackle the most frequently asked questions. By Wendy Underhill.(394 KB)
4 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
10/0/2009 |
State-by-state comparison
Redistricting process |
Presentation/Testimony |
Brennan Center for Justice |
|
Presentation by Justin Levitt re Drawing Redistricting Lines.(2707 KB)
13 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
0/0/2000 |
Public hearings
Redistricting process |
Pamphlet |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Texas Redistricting 2001 [handout at committee hearings].(494 KB)
2 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
9/11/1981 |
Districts - House
Redistricting process |
Report |
House Study Group |
Clements v. Valles - 620 S.W.2d 112 (1981) |
House Study Group, Interim News. The House Redistricting Plan: Clements v. Valles and the Legislative Redistricting Board.(680 KB)
20 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
10/5/1983 |
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process |
Report |
House Study Group |
|
House Study Group Interim News, Redistricting Update. Number 68-1.(1002 KB)
9 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
1/0/1990 |
Redistricting services
Redistricting process
TLC Publications |
Report
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Guide to Redistricting (Information Report No. 90-1, Second printing) [Contents: Redistricting Requirements / Redistricting Timetable / Redistricting Process / Data and Computer Resources / Glossary / Bibliography](3073 KB)
36 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
0/0/2001 |
Sponsored clients / Public access
Redistricting history
Minority groups
Redistricting process |
Article (Magazine/Journal)
Transcript |
Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy |
|
Drawing Lines in the Sand: The Texas Latino Community and Redistricting 2001. Symposium Transcript. [panelists include Henry Flores, Jose Garza, Delwin Jones, Jeff Archer, Jonathan Snare, Rolando Rios, Renea Hicks, Steve Bickerstaff, Douglas Markham, Nina Perales, Robert Aguinaga, David Almager, Hector De Leon, Vincent Ramos, Andy Hernandez, Jesse Romero, and Will Harrell](2814 KB)
81 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
5/27/2013 |
Redistricting process
Courts - federal |
Governor's Proclamation |
Texas Governor |
|
Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Texas (Rick Perry), 41-3324, calling an extraordinary session of the 83rd Legislature, to consider legislation which ratifies and adopts the interim redistricting plans ordered by the federal district court.(44 KB)
1 page
|  |
| 2010 |
4/21/2010 |
State-by-state comparison
Redistricting process |
Report |
Rose Institute of State and Local Government |
|
Redistricting in America: A State-by-State Analysis by Douglas Johnson, Ian Johnson, David Meyer.(2853 KB)
17 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
0/0/2010 |
Redistricting planning
Compactness
Redistricting process
Census geography |
Report |
Brennan Center for Justice |
|
A Citizen's Guide to Redistricting by Justin Levitt, foreword by Erika Wood.(19644 KB)
131 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
0/0/2008 |
Redistricting planning
Compactness
Redistricting process
Census geography |
Report |
Brennan Center for Justice |
|
A Citizen's Guide to Redistricting. By Justin Levitt with Bethany Foster.(17229 KB)
115 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
2/15/2012 |
Census data
Redistricting history
Minority groups
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process
Redistricting principles/theory
Preclearance |
Working Paper
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Wattson, Peter S. |
Perez v. State of Texas - Civil Action No. 11-CV-360-OLG-JES-XR |
Texas Redistricting 2012: The Mess in Texas by Peter S. Wattson.(849 KB)
17 pages
|  |
| 1870 |
0/0/1873 |
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Apportionment law
Redistricting process |
Legislation |
Texas. Legislature |
|
General Laws of the State of Texas passed at the Session of the Thirteenth Legislature. Chapter 35 - An Act making a New Apportionment of the Representative and Senatorial Districts of the State of Texas. SB 212.(3095 KB)
4 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
2/27/1991 |
Legislative Redistricting Board
Public Law 94-171
Census issues - undercount/adjustment
Apportionment law
Redistricting process |
Attorney General opinion |
Texas Attorney General |
Mauzy v. Legislative Redistricting Board - 471 S.W.2d 570 (Tex. 1971) |
Opinion No. DM-6, Re: Whether release of census counts subject to possible adjustment constitutes publication of the United States decennial census for purposes of article III, section 28, of the Texas Constitution and related questions (RQ-24) (to Sen. Chet Brooks and Rep. Tom Uher)(2868 KB)
13 pages
|  |
| 1970 |
6/4/1971 |
Districts - Senate
Apportionment law
Legislature - rules
Redistricting process |
Attorney General opinion |
Texas Attorney General |
|
Texas Attorney General Opinion No. M-881, Re: Validity of Special Session apportioning the State into senatorial districts in conformity with the 1970 United States decennial census (to Senator J. P. Word).(758 KB)
5 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
5/8/1980 |
Apportionment law
Redistricting process |
Report |
House Study Group |
|
Redistricting, Part Three: Rules for Redistricting [Special Legislative Report, No. 58].(4559 KB)
39 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
7/0/2010 |
Redistricting services
Redistricting process
TLC Publications |
Report
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council, Research Division |
|
Guide to 2011 Redistricting [Contents: Redistricting Requirements / Redistricting Process / 2011 Redistricting Timetable / Technical Support for Redistricting](4561 KB)
20 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
2/0/2000 |
Redistricting services
Redistricting history
Redistricting process
TLC Publications |
Report |
Texas Legislative Council, Research Division |
|
Guide to 2001 Redistricting [Contents: Redistricting Requirements / Redistricting Process / Technical Support for Redistricting / 1990s Redistricting / Glossary](1674 KB)
33 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
8/0/2011 |
Apportionment law
Gerrymander
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process
One person one vote
TLC Publications
Preclearance |
Report |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
State and Federal Law Governing Redistricting in Texas [Contents: The Texas Redistricting Process / One Person, One Vote: The Equal Population Requirement / Minority Vote Dilution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act / Federal Preclearance: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act / Constitutional Prohibitions Against Racial Discrimination and Gerrymandering / Partisan Gerrymandering / Substantive Redistricting Standards in the Texas Constitution / Court-Ordered Redistricting Plans](18722 KB)
164 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
0/0/2010 |
Apportionment law
State-by-state comparison
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process |
Report |
NAACP, MALDEF, Asian American Justice Center |
|
The Impact of Redistricting in Your Community: A Guide to Redistricting(49248 KB)
84 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
3/0/1991 |
Apportionment law
Gerrymander
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process
One person one vote
TLC Publications
Preclearance |
Report |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
State and Federal Law Governing Redistricting in Texas [Contents: The Texas Redistricting Process / One Person, One Vote: The Equal Protection Requirement / Minority Vote Dilution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act / Federal Preclearance: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act / Constitutional Protection of Minority Voting Rights / Partisan Gerrymandering / Substantive Redistricting Standards in the Texas Constitution / Standards for Court-Ordered Redistricting Plans](4550 KB)
183 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
3/0/2001 |
Apportionment law
Gerrymander
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process
One person one vote
TLC Publications
Preclearance |
Report |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
State and Federal Law Governing Redistricting in Texas [Contents: The Texas Redistricting Process / One Person, One Vote: The Equal Protection Requirement / Minority Vote Dilution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act / Federal Preclearance: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act / Constitutional Prohibitions Against Racial Discrimination and Gerrymandering / Partisan Gerrymandering / Substantive Redistricting Standards in the Texas Constitution / Court-Ordered Redistricting Plans](19583 KB)
148 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
1/0/1990 |
Redistricting services
Redistricting process
TLC Publications |
Report
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Guide to Redistricting (Information Report No. 90-1) [Contents: Redistricting Requirements / Redistricting Timetable / Redistricting Process / Data and Computer Resources / Glossary / Bibliography](1589 KB)
33 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
4/8/1981 |
Technology
Redistricting process |
Report |
House Study Group |
|
Redistricting, Part Five: The Computers and the Process [Special Legislative Report, Number 71](456 KB)
14 pages
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