| 2010 |
0/0/0 |
Redistricting history
TLC Publications |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Texas redistricting: 2010s timeline(182 KB)
|  |
| 2000 |
0/0/0 |
Redistricting history
TLC Publications |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Texas redistricting: 2000s timeline(81 KB)
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/0 |
Redistricting history
TLC Publications |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Texas redistricting: 1990s timeline(70 KB)
|  |
| 1980 |
0/0/0 |
Redistricting history |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Texas redistricting: 1980s timeline(48 KB)
|  |
| 1970 |
6/18/1973 |
Districts - House
Legislative Redistricting Board
Redistricting history
One person one vote |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
White v. Regester - 412 U.S. 755 (1973) |
White v. Regester. Court opinion regarding the Texas 1970 legislative reapportionment scheme (79 single-member and 11 multimember districts). Downloaded from www.courtlistener.com.(266 KB)
17 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
3/23/2017 |
Districts - Congressional
Redistricting history
Legal pleadings |
Court document |
United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division |
Perez v. State of Texas - Civil Action No. 11-CV-360-OLG-JES-XR |
Perez v. State of Texas. Document #1344. Plaintiffs' Joint Motion for Entry of a Permanent Injunction and Scheduling Order for Remedial Proceedings.(446 KB)
16 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
12/7/2015 |
Redistricting history
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law
U.S. Supreme Court |
Article (Website/Blog) |
National Constitution Center |
Baker v. Carr - (369 U.S. 186) 82 S.Ct. 691 (1962) |
Baker v. Carr: The Supreme Court gets involved in redistricting. By Jonathan Stahl. Discusses several cases in light of the political question doctrine.(140 KB)
3 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
3/7/2001 |
Districts - Senate
Redistricting history |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Senate (list of enacted Senate redistricting bills, 1952-1990).(102 KB)
1 page
|  |
| 2000 |
3/16/2001 |
Districts - Senate
Redistricting history |
Timetable/Chronology |
Legislative Reference Library of Texas |
|
Texas Senatorial Districts - History. 1845 to present. Updated 3/16/2001.(96 KB)
3 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
5/14/2003 |
Districts - Congressional
Redistricting history |
Article (Website/Blog) |
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research |
|
High Court Should Halt Obsession with Redistricting. By Norman J. Ornstein.(910 KB)
4 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
0/0/2016 |
Redistricting history
PLAN used in Congressional election
PLAN used in House election
PLAN used in Senate election |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Redistricting Plans Used in 1952 - 2016 Elections.(117 KB)
7 pages
|  |
| 1940 |
0/0/1979 |
Texas Governor
Redistricting history
Population - ideal district size |
Book |
Green, George N. |
|
The Establishment in Texas Politics: The Primitive Years, 1938 - 1957. Pages 82, 83, and 253 only. Describes Governor Coke Stevenson's refusal to call a special session despite the legislature's constitutional mandate, postwar reapportionment pleas, and obvious disparities between the population of urban and rural districts.(4779 KB)
4 pages
|  |
| 2010 |
0/0/2010 |
Districts - Congressional
Redistricting history
State-by-state comparison |
Report |
United States. House of Representatives. Office of the Historian |
|
Congressional Representatives Apportioned to Each State (1st to 23rd Census, 1790-2010).(165 KB)
3 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
1/25/2002 |
Redistricting history |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Texas Redistricting 2001 News. Chronology of events. Printouts from the TLC website.(1117 KB)
4 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/1991 |
Redistricting history
Redistricting principles/theory |
Bibliography/Index |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Redistricting Article Abstracts.(626 KB)
21 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
0/0/0 |
Redistricting history |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Redistricting Timetable, 1980s.(116 KB)
4 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
2/0/2000 |
Redistricting history
Redistricting principles/theory |
Article (Magazine/Journal)
Presentation/Testimony |
Political Geography |
|
Playing a game with changing rules: geography, politics and redistricting in the 1990s. By Gerald R. Webster. Discussion focuses on Alabama.(2006 KB)
60 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
0/0/2003 |
Districts - House
Redistricting history
PLAN used in House election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
PLAN 01369H (PLAN H999). 78th Texas Legislature, 2003-2004.
Includes History and PAR reports.(5356 KB)
110 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
0/0/2003 |
Districts - Senate
Redistricting history
PLAN used in Senate election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
PLAN 01188S (PLAN S999). 78th Texas Legislature, 2003-2004.
Includes History and PAR reports.(1445 KB)
30 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
12/23/1991 |
Districts - Senate
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in Senate election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
Mena v. Richards - No. C-454-91-F (Hidalgo Co.)
Quiroz v. Richards - No. C-4395-91-F (Hidalgo Co.)
Terrazas v. Slagle - 789 F. Supp. 828 (1991) 821 F. Supp. 1154 (1992)
Terrazas v. Ramirez - 829 S.W.2d 712 (Tex. 1991)
Mena v. Mosbacher - No. B-91-018 |
Historical Report. PLAN S567 Reports (PAR203B, PAR215B, PAR300B, PAR502B). 73rd Texas Legislature, 1993-1994.(1445 KB)
31 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
10/4/1991 |
Districts - Senate
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in Senate election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
Quiroz v. Richards - No. C-4395-91-F (Hidalgo Co.)
Terrazas v. Ramirez - 829 S.W.2d 712 (Tex. 1991) |
Historical Report. PLAN S560, 74th Texas Legislature, 1995-1996.(1438 KB)
31 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
9/15/1995 |
Districts - Senate
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in Senate election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Historical Report. PLAN S730, 75th-77th Texas Legislatures, 1997-2002.(1399 KB)
30 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
5/16/1991 |
Districts - Senate
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
Terrazas v. Slagle - 789 F. Supp. 828 (1991) 821 F. Supp. 1154 (1992) |
Historical Report. PLAN S552 Reports (PAR203B, PAR215B, PAR300B, PAR502B). Senate Plan Passed by Texas Legislature, May 24, 1991 (SB31 - 72R). 1990 Census.(1406 KB)
30 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
|  |
| 1980 |
0/0/1981 |
Redistricting history |
Book |
Hardy, Leroy |
|
Reapportionment Politics: The History of Redistricting in the 50 States (Texas portion only, by Ronald G. Claunch, Wesley S. Chumlea, and James G. Dickson, Jr.).(2116 KB)
5 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
3/11/1982 |
Districts - Congressional
Redistricting history
Courts - federal
Preclearance |
Report |
House Study Group |
Seamon v. Upham - Civil Action No. P-81-49-CA | 536 F.Supp. 931 | 536 F.Supp. 1030 (1982) |
The Court-Ordered Redistricting Plans [Interim News, No. 67-11](362 KB)
6 pages
|  |
| 1960 |
10/1/1965 |
Districts - Congressional
Redistricting history |
Map
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
CQ Weekly |
|
CQ Redistricting Report: Texas. Includes Legislative History, maps. district characteristics,(1141 KB)
7 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
0/0/1998 |
Districts - Congressional
Incumbents
Redistricting history
Redistricting commissions |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Stetson Law Review |
|
Congressional Redistricting in Texas: Time For A Change. By Javier Aguilar [Voting Rights Symposium in Stetson Law Review 27, Winter 1998].(1192 KB)
16 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
6/0/1980 |
Redistricting history
Apportionment law
Voting Rights Act
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Southwestern Law Journal |
|
Reapportionment by state legislatures: a guide for the 1980's by Steve Bickerstaff [Southwestern Law Journal, Volume 34, No. 2, pp. 607-686](5000 KB)
82 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
0/0/2001 |
Districts - Congressional
Redistricting history |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Congressional Redistricting in Texas, 1971-2001 / U.S. Congressional Districts - 1911 through 1990 elections / U.S. Congressional Districts History File - 1970's - 1980's.(111 KB)
4 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
1/2/1992 |
Redistricting history
Legislature - rules
Courts - federal |
Report
Timetable/Chronology |
House Research Organization |
|
Daily Floor Report [Number 72-3-1] Contents: Redistricting - Current Status / Chronology of Legislative Redistricting / Special Rules and Procedures.(3570 KB)
23 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
5/13/1991 |
Districts - Senate
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in Senate election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Historical Report. PLAN S001, 69th-72nd Texas Legislatures, 1985-1992. Reports (PAR203B, PAR215B, PAR300B, PAR502B). 1990 Census Population for the senate plan passed by the 68th Legislature. Effective for 1984-1990 Elections.(1348 KB)
29 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
11/26/2001 |
Districts - House
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in House election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Historical Report. PLAN H999 aka PLAN 1369H, Effective for 2002-2010 Elections, 1990 Census.(5263 KB)
110 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/1998 |
Districts - House
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in House election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Historical Report. PLAN H882 Reports (PAR203B, PAR215B, PAR300B, PAR375B, PAR425B, PAR502B). Data: 1990 Census. Effective for 1998-2000 Elections.(5899 KB)
131 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/1996 |
Districts - House
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in House election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
Thomas v. Bush - No. A-95-CV-186-SS (W.D. Tex. 1995) |
Historical Report. PLAN H849 Reports (PAR203B, PAR215B, PAR300B, PAR315E, PAR425B, PAR502B). Data: 1990 Census. Effective for 1996 Elections.(6758 KB)
162 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/1994 |
Districts - House
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in House election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Historical Report. PLAN H738 Reports (PAR203B, PAR215B, PAR300B, PAR502B). Data: 1990 Census. Effective for 1994 Elections.(5248 KB)
110 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/1992 |
Districts - House
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in House election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
Mena v. Richards - No. C-454-91-F (Hidalgo Co.)
Terrazas v. Slagle - 789 F. Supp. 828 (1991) 821 F. Supp. 1154 (1992)
Mena v. Mosbacher - No. B-91-018 |
Historical Report. PLAN H714 Reports (PAR203B, PAR215B, PAR300B, PAR375B, PAR502B), Data: 1990 Census. Effective for 1992 Elections.(5514 KB)
119 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
5/24/1991 |
Districts - House
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
Mena v. Richards - No. C-454-91-F (Hidalgo Co.)
Terrazas v. Slagle - 789 F. Supp. 828 (1991) 821 F. Supp. 1154 (1992)
Mena v. Mosbacher - No. B-91-018 |
Historical Report. PLAN H641 Reports (PAR200B, PAR203B, PAR215B, PAR300B, PAR502B). HB 150, 72nd, No Elections, 1990 Census.(5874 KB)
133 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
5/14/1991 |
Districts - House
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in House election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
Clements v. Valles - 620 S.W.2d 112 (1981)
Terrazas v. Clements - 537 F.Supp. 514 (1982) | 581 F.Supp. 1319 (1983) |
Historical Report. PLAN H001 Report, Effective for 1986-1990 Elections, 1990 Census. 68th - 72nd Legislatures, 1983-1992.(5241 KB)
110 pages
|  |
| 2000 |
11/13/2001 |
Districts - Congressional
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in Congressional election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
Del Rio v. Perry - No. GN003665
Balderas v. State of Texas - Civil Action No. 6:01CV158 2001
Cotera v. Perry - GN-101660 |
Historical Report. PLAN C999 aka PLAN 01151C Report, Effective for 2002 Election, 1990 Census, 108th U.S. Congress, 2003-2004.(1426 KB)
30 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
8/6/1996 |
Districts - Congressional
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in Congressional election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
Vera v. Richards - 861 F. Supp. 1304 (S.D. Tex. 1994)
Bush v. Vera - 94-805 | 861 F.Supp. 1304 | 116 S. Ct. 1941 | 517 U.S. 952 (1996) |
Historical Report. PLAN C746 Report, Effective for 1996 Special - 2000 Elections, 1990 Census. 105th-107th U.S. Congress, 1997-2002.(1385 KB)
29 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
8/24/1991 |
Districts - Congressional
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in Congressional election |
Map
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Historical Report. PLAN C657 Report, Effective for 1992-1996 Primary Elections, 1990 Census. 103rd-104th U.S. Congress, 1993-1996.(4728 KB)
60 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
5/28/1983 |
Districts - Congressional
Election data
Census data
Redistricting history
PLAN used in Congressional election |
Report - PAR |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Historical Report. PLAN C001, Effective for 1984-1990 Elections, 1990 Census. 99th-102nd U.S. Congress, 1985-1992.(29300 KB)
53 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
|  |
| 2000 |
4/26/2004 |
Districts - Congressional
Redistricting history |
Timetable/Chronology |
Legislative Reference Library of Texas |
|
Congressional Redistricting, 2003-2004 Congressional Redistricting Chronology. Printout from the LRL website.(126 KB)
3 pages
|  |
| 1950 |
1/0/1959 |
Districts - House
Redistricting history |
Map
Book |
Chumlea, Wesley Sisson |
|
The Politics of Legislative Apportionment in Texas - 1921 - 1957, A Dissertation by Wesley Sisson Chumlea, B.A., M.A. Includes House maps.(383 KB)
14 pages
|  |
| 1950 |
1/0/1959 |
Districts - Senate
Redistricting history |
Map
Book |
Chumlea, Wesley Sisson |
|
The Politics of Legislative Apportionment in Texas - 1921 - 1957, A Dissertation by Wesley Sisson Chumlea, B.A., M.A. Includes Senate maps.(258 KB)
9 pages
|  |
| 1970 |
10/17/1973 |
Districts - Congressional
Census data
Redistricting history
Courts - federal
PLAN used in Congressional election |
Map
Legislation
Report - Demographic |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Congressional Districts "Plan B" as ordered by U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas / Congressional Quarterly article titled "Texas: Twenty-Four House Seats, Gain of One." / Texas Congressional Districts: Racial Composition, 1970 / General Laws of Texas, 64th Leg. Reg. Session, Ch. 537, H.B. 1065.(1448 KB)
28 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
0/0/0 |
Districts - Congressional
Redistricting history |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
White v. Weiser - 93 S.Ct. 2348 (1973) |
U.S. Congressional Districts History File - 1970's - 1980's.(34 KB)
2 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/0 |
Districts - Congressional
Redistricting history |
Article (Magazine/Journal)
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
U.S. Congressional Districts - 1911 through 1990 elections. Includes article: Slicing Up Texas by Margaret Mayer, May 7, 1961.(352 KB)
4 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/1991 |
Districts - Congressional
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Redistricting history |
Periodical |
LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Austin / Bickerstaff, Steve |
|
Public Affairs Comment, Vol. XXXVII, No. 2, Winter 1991, State Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment in Texas: A Historical Perspective.(5569 KB)
16 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/1990 |
Districts - Senate
Redistricting history |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Texas Senate Districts - 1922 through 1990 elections(22 KB)
1 page
|  |
| 1950 |
11/0/1950 |
Redistricting history
Apportionment law |
Book |
Texas State Library. Legislative Reference Division |
|
Texas, Apportionment Laws of Texas from 1836 - 1950: senatorial districts, representative districts, congressional districts, charts.(7246 KB)
170 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/1990 |
Districts - House
Redistricting history |
Timetable/Chronology |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Texas House of Representative Districts - 1922 through 1990 elections.(49 KB)
2 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
5/0/1995 |
Redistricting history
Voting Rights Act |
Article (Website/Blog)
Glossary |
American Civil Liberties Union |
Shaw v. Reno - 509 U.S. 630 | 113 S.Ct. 2816 (1993) |
Reaffirmation or Requiem for the Voting Rights Act? The Court Will Decide. A Public Policy Alert from the American Civil Liberties Union, May 1995.(795 KB)
20 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
11/2/1981 |
Legislative Redistricting Board
Redistricting history |
Map
Report |
House Study Group |
|
The Legislative Redistricting Board's Plans [Interim News, No. 67-6] [SB 800, Hobby, Bullock, Clayton, MALDEF, Adkisson, Ragsdale, Luna plans](857 KB)
14 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
12/3/1982 |
Redistricting history
Voting Rights Act
Preclearance |
Report |
House Study Group |
|
Redistricting 1983: The Task Continues [Interim News, No. 67-16] Includes "Key Events in 1980 Redistricting".(1317 KB)
25 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
2/28/1984 |
Redistricting history
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law |
Report |
House Study Group |
|
The Redistricting Decisions [Interim News, No. 68-5] includes "Key Events in Texas Redistricting" 1981-1984.(705 KB)
14 pages
|  |
| 1980 |
6/9/1980 |
Redistricting history
Apportionment law
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law |
Report |
House Study Group |
|
Redistricting, Part One: A Preview of 1981 [Special Legislative Report, No. 37].(1788 KB)
31 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
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/1985 |
Districts - Congressional
Census data
Redistricting history
State-by-state comparison |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
State Government |
|
National Reapportionment: Geographic Patterns and Implications for States by James F. Fryman [Discusses the impacts of population change among the states from 1910 to 1980] [in State Government, Vol. 58, No. 3, Fall 1985](915 KB)
7 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
3/15/1990 |
Redistricting history
Census issues - undercount/adjustment
Apportionment law
Census issues - military/overseas |
Report |
House Research Organization |
|
Redistricting, Part Two: Procedures and Pitfalls [Special Legislative Report Number 167](7358 KB)
40 pages
|  |
| 1990 |
0/0/1995 |
Redistricting history
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law
Preclearance
Voting - racial bloc |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Mississippi Law Journal |
Shaw v. Reno - 509 U.S. 630 | 113 S.Ct. 2816 (1993)
Miller v. Johnson - 115 S.Ct. 2475 | 515 U.S. 900 (1995)
LULAC v. Clements - 999 F.2d 831 (5th Cir. 1993) 914 F.2d 620 (5th Cir. 1990)
Presley v. Etowah County Com'n - 112 S.Ct. 820 (1992) |
1990s Issues in Voting Rights by Bernard Grofman and Lisa Handley [in Mississippi Law Journal, vol. 65](6217 KB)
35 pages
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