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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas."
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description: "Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "892"
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identifier: "HB 4"
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citation: "Texas HB 4 (892)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", "US (V0774)", "Legislature (I0520)", "Redistricting (I0645)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Guillen", "Hunter", "King", "Pierson", "Spiller", "Vasut"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 93
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2025-08-15"
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last_action: "2025-09-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/950500d4-2d92-4073-a77c-33422da41cec"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/892/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 4.xml"
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source_hash: "af216e4ac7003c34780871c411d0e3d270212d75c846b8335e1e3971ddf9cada"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas HB 4 (892) — Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00004I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00004E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00004H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00004S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00004F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- HB 4 be placed on final passage. — **18–11** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **18–11** (pass) · upper
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- other — **52–84** (fail) · lower
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- other — **52–82** (fail) · lower
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- other — **11–18** (fail) · upper
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- other — **54–83** (fail) · lower
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- passage — **88–52** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **88–52** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **136–1** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **18–11** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **18–11** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Guillen — primary (person)
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- Hunter — primary (person)
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- King — primary (person)
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- Pierson — primary (person)
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- Spiller — primary (person)
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- Vasut — primary (person)
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- Alders — cosponsor (person)
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- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
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- Barry — cosponsor (person)
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- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
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- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
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- Birdwell — cosponsor (person)
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- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
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- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
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- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
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- Button — cosponsor (person)
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- Cain — cosponsor (person)
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- Cook — cosponsor (person)
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- Craddick — cosponsor (person)
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- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
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- Curry — cosponsor (person)
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- Dean — cosponsor (person)
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- Dorazio — cosponsor (person)
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- Dyson — cosponsor (person)
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- Fairly — cosponsor (person)
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- Frank — cosponsor (person)
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- Gates — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
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- Geren — cosponsor (person)
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- Harless — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris Davila — cosponsor (person)
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- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
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- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
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- Hickland — cosponsor (person)
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- Hinojosa, Adam — cosponsor (person)
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- Holt — cosponsor (person)
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- Hopper — cosponsor (person)
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- Hull — cosponsor (person)
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- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
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- Kerwin — cosponsor (person)
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- King — cosponsor (person)
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- Kitzman — cosponsor (person)
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- LaHood — cosponsor (person)
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- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
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- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
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- Leo Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Little — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
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- Louderback — cosponsor (person)
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- Lowe — cosponsor (person)
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- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
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- Lujan — cosponsor (person)
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- Luther — cosponsor (person)
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- McLaughlin — cosponsor (person)
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- McQueeney — cosponsor (person)
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- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
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- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
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- Money — cosponsor (person)
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- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
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- Noble — cosponsor (person)
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- Olcott — cosponsor (person)
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- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
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- Orr — cosponsor (person)
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- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul — cosponsor (person)
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- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
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- Richardson — cosponsor (person)
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- Schatzline — cosponsor (person)
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- Schwertner — cosponsor (person)
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- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
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- Shofner — cosponsor (person)
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- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
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- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
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- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
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- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
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- Toth — cosponsor (person)
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- Troxclair — cosponsor (person)
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- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
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- Villalobos — cosponsor (person)
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- Virdell — cosponsor (person)
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- Wharton — cosponsor (person)
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- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-08-15** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-08-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-08-18** Referred to Congressional Redistricting, Select `referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-18** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2025-08-18** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2025-08-18** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-08-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-08-18** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-08-19** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-08-19** Considered in Calendars
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- **2025-08-20** Placed on Major State Calendar
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- **2025-08-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-08-20** Record vote
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-08-20** Record vote
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-08-20** Record vote
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- **2025-08-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-08-20** Record vote
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-08-20** Record vote
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-08-20** Record vote
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- **2025-08-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-08-20** Record vote
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- **2025-08-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-08-20** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-08-20** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-08-20** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-08-20** Point of order sustained (amendment)
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- **2025-08-20** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
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- **2025-08-20** Passed to engrossment
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- **2025-08-20** Record vote
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- **2025-08-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-20** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-20** Motion prevails
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- **2025-08-20** Record vote
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- **2025-08-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-08-20** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-08-20** Record vote
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- **2025-08-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-20** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-20** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-08-20** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2025-08-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-08-20** Referred to Congressional Redistricting, Special `referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-21** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-08-21** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-08-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-08-22** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-08-22** Ordered not printed
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- **2025-08-22** Record vote
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- **2025-08-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-08-22** Record vote
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- **2025-08-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-08-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-08-22** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
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- **2025-08-22** Record vote
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- **2025-08-22** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2025-08-22** Record vote
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- **2025-08-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-08-22** Record vote
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- **2025-08-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-08-23** Previous question ordered
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- **2025-08-23** Record vote
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- **2025-08-23** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-08-23** Record vote
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- **2025-08-23** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-23** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-23** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-23** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-23** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-23** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-23** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-23** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2025-08-25** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-08-25** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-08-26** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-08-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-08-29** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-09-05** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/950500d4-2d92-4073-a77c-33422da41cec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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