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14 document(s) related     Texas Bills & Amendments: 1     Misc. items: 13

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89th 2nd Called Session
HB 4 Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. 96
Laws & Rules
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Voting Rights Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89-110 (1965); Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970, Pub. L. 91-285 (1970); An act to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend certain provisions for an additional seven years, Pub. L. 94-73 (1982). (Link Type: Federal Law)
See: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-79/pdf/STATUTE-79-Pg437.pdf#page=1
By U.S. Congress
Publication Date: August 6, 1965; June 22, 1970; June 29, 1982
Library Location: LAW-FED
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Legal Documents
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Mexican American Legislative Caucus v. Texas; Plaintiff's original petition (No. C-902-11-C, redistricting/census counts of Latino population). (Link Type: Texas Court Case)
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By 139th District Court, Hidalgo County
Publication Date: April 5, 2011
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League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), et al. v Greg Abbott, et al, Complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief (No. 3:21-cv-00259, MALDEF and others challenging 2021 Texas redistricting maps, Texas' changing demographics according to the 2020 Census). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division.
Publication Date: October 18, 2021
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League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), et al., and Alexander Green, et al., v. Greg Abbott, et al.; Brief of United States Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz as amici curiae in support of the state defendants (No. 3:21-cv-00259, asserting Texas’ mid-decade redistricting effort is proper under current law and that federal courts should not interfere; 2021 and 2025 redistricting). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Amicus-Brief.pdf
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
Publication Date: September 17, 2025
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League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), et al., v. Greg Abbott, et al.; State defendants' response to Brooks, LULAC, and MALC plaintiffs' joint motion for preliminary injunction (No. 3:21-cv-00259, argues plaintiffs' motion to preliminarily enjoin implementation of Plan C2333 should be denied, HB 4, 89th 2nd C.S., congressional redistricting map). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387.1197.1.p...
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
Publication Date: September 23, 2025
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League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), et al., v. Greg Abbott, et al.; State defendants' response to Gonzales plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction (No. 3:21-cv-00259, argues motions to preliminarily enjoin implementation of Plan C2333 should be denied, Texas' congressional mid-decade redistricting plan, HB 4, 89th 2nd C.S.) (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
Publication Date: September 23, 2025
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LULAC, et al. v. Abbott, et al. Declaration of Senator Kel Seliger (No. 3:21-cv-00259-DCG-JES_JVB, consolidated with Roy Charles Brooks et al. v. Greg Abbott, No. 1:21-cv-00991; explanation of changes to Texas SD10 'was pretext'; redistricting). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
Publication Date: November 24, 2021
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LULAC, et al. v. Abbott, et al.; Order denying motion for preliminary injunction (No. 3:21-cv-00259-DCG-JES_JVB, consolidated with Roy Charles Brooks, et al. v. Greg Abbott, et al., No. 1:21-cv-00991; denying a preliminary injunction on use of the new senate districts (SB 4, 87th 3rd C.S.) in the March 1, 2022, primaries; redistricting). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387.176.0.pd...
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
Publication Date: February 1, 2022
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LULAC, et al., v. Greg Abbott, et al.; State defendants' response to Gonzales plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction (No. 3:21-cv-00259, argues motions to preliminarily enjoin implementation of Plan C2333 should be denied, Texas' congressional mid-decade redistricting plan, HB 4, 89th 2nd C.S.) (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
Publication Date: September 23, 2025
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LULAC, et al., v. Greg Abbott, et al.; State defendants' response to plaintiff-intervenors and Texas NAACP's preliminary injunction (No. 3:21-cv-00259, argues motions to preliminarily enjoin implementation of Plan C2333 should be denied, Texas' congressional mid-decade redistricting plan, HB 4, 89th 2nd C.S.) (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
Publication Date: September 22, 2025
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Redistricting - Rick Perry et al. v. Shannon Perez et al.; Emergency application to U.S. Supreme Court for stay of the court-ordered Congressional plan (No. 11A536, proposal for split/bifurcated primary March/May, PDF p. 32). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By U.S. Supreme Court
Publication Date: November 30, 2011
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Redistricting, D.C. preclearance - Texas v. United States; Memorandum opinion ('genuine issues of material fact regarding whether the plans were enacted with discriminatory intent', 'coalition and crossover districts' p. 36) (No. 1:11-cv-01303). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Publication Date: December 22, 2011
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Other
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Letter to Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, RE: Unconstitutional race-based congressional districts (flagging four left-leaning Texas congressional seats and raising concerns over the legality of their racial makeup; redistricting, SB 6, 87th 3rd C.S., PLAN C2193). (Link Type: Letter)
See: https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/archive/2025/57372.pdf
By Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon and Deputy U.S. Assistant Attorney General Michael E. Gates / U.S. Department of Justice
Publication Date: July 7, 2025
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