Following the 2020 Census, the Texas Legislature completed the important task of redrawing the electoral maps to be used over the next decade.

Three new laws are set to take effect Jan. 18 following their approval during the 87th Legislature. House Bill 1, which sets the boundaries for Texas House of Representatives districts; Senate Bill 4, which lays out the districts for the Texas Senate; and Senate Bill 6, which redraws the barriers of U.S. House of Representatives districts in the state, all address the required redistricting following the U.S. Census.

The new districts, officially signed by Governor Greg Abbott on Oct. 25 of last year, account for the past decade of population growth in Texas. They also account for the two congressional districts the state picked up from its growing population.

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