Texas legislative districts

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Texas legislative districts are the geographic electoral areas within the state of Texas from which members of the Texas House and Senate are elected.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf electoral district
legislative district system
appliesToJurisdiction State of Texas
ballotType single-member plurality voting
boundaryMayFollow city limits
county lines
precinct lines
canBeChallengedBy voting rights lawsuits
country United States
determinedBy redistricting process
electionType partisan elections
electoralLevel state legislative level
elects state legislators in Texas
state representatives in Texas
state senators in Texas
governedBy Texas Election Code
hasBoundaryType geographic boundaries
hasElectoralSystem single-member districts
hasHistoricalEvent multiple redistricting cycles following each census
hasMap Texas legislative district map
hasPart Texas House of Representatives districts
Texas Senate districts
hasVoters registered voters in Texas
language English
legislativeBody Texas Legislature
locatedIn Southern United States
Texas
United States
lowerHouseBody Texas House of Representatives
mayInclude rural areas
suburban areas
urban areas
partOf Texas electoral system
redistrictingAuthority Texas Legislature
redrawnAfter decennial United States census
regulatedBy Texas Constitution
Voting Rights Act of 1965
federal law of the United States
subjectTo equal population requirement
federal court review
gerrymandering allegations
one person, one vote principle
timeInForce until superseded by new redistricting plan
upperHouseBody Texas Senate
usedFor election of members of the Texas House of Representatives
election of members of the Texas Legislature
election of members of the Texas Senate

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Texas legislative districts ("Texas House of Representatives districts")
Texas legislative districts ("Texas Senate districts")
hasPart
Texas Legislature
redistricts

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