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