Redistricting 2022

• There are 181 seats in the Texas State Legislature.

  • Approximately one half of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate are up for election every two years.

  • All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives are up for election every two years.

  • Texas enacted new state legislative districts on October 25, 2021. The Senate Redistricting Committee released a draft of a Senate legislative map on September 18, 2021, and a Senate panel advanced the proposal to the full Senate for debate on September 28, 2021. The Senate approved the plans in a 20-11 vote on October 4, 2021. The House approved an amended version of a proposed House district map in an 83-63 vote split along party lines on October 13, 2021. After both sets of legislative district maps passed their respective chambers, the House and Senate both approved maps for the other chamber's districts on October 15, 2021. The House approved the Senate map by an 81-60 vote, and the Senate approved the House map by an 18-13 vote.[3] Gov. Abbott signed both maps into law on October 25, 2021.These maps take effect for Texas' 2022 legislative elections. Ballotpedia   

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• Texas Legislative Council > 

  • ​Guide To 2021 Redistricting In Texas

  • Data For 2021 Redistricting In Texas  

 

• Democrats Slightly Better Off After Post-Census Congressional Redistricting, The Epoch Times, 08 April 2022

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• State Agrees Redistricting Must Be Considered Again by Texas Lawmakers in 2023, The Texan, 18 March 2022, In an ongoing redistricting lawsuit, both the state and opponents of the new legislative maps say redistricting must be considered again in 2023... At this point, courts are highly unlikely to require any changes to the maps for the current election.

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• New districts divide up Parker County [in.pdf], The Community News, 29 October 2021

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• Texas has new political maps. See which districts your home is in, The Texas Tribune, 22 October 2021

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• Texas Redistricting > Capitol > Texas .gov, 2020

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• Texas Legislature Approves New Congressional Map, The Texan 18 October 2021