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Texas Bills / Amendments Caption Clips
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, 52 U.S.C. §§ 10101 et seq. (Link Type: Federal Law)
See: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/52/subtitle-I
In U.S. Code
By U.S. Congress
Publication Date: August 6, 1965
Library Location: LAW-FED
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Legal Documents
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Honorable Terry Petteway et al vs Galveston County, Order (No. 3:13-cv-00308, proposed supplemental complaint challenging 2021 redistricting cannot be amended to existing case). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsd.1110326/gov.uscourts.txsd.1110326.65.0.pdf
By United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division
Publication Date: February 15, 2022
  6
Honorable Terry Petteway et al. vs. Galveston, Texas; Complaint (Case 3:13-cv-00308; Galveston County redistricting; Justice of the Peace districts). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division
Publication Date: August 26, 2013
  8
Lacy H. Thornburg et. al. v. Ralph Gingles, et. al., opinion (No. 83-1968, holding that North Carolina’s at-large system violated the Voting Rights Act by “submerging” Black votes in majority-white areas). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/478/30
By U.S. Supreme Court
Publication Date: June 30, 1986
   
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), et al., v. Greg Abbott, et al.; Brooks, LULAC, and MALC plaintiffs' joint motion for preliminary injunction (No. 3:21-cv-00259, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Mexican American Legislative Caucus joining challenge to mid-decade redistricting; HB 4, 89th 2nd C.S., Plan C2333, congressional redistricting map). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/archive/2025/57734.pdf
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
Publication Date: August 25, 2025
  19
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), et al., v. Greg Abbott, et al.; Plaintiff Texas NAACP's post preliminary injunction hearing brief (No. 3:21-cv-00259, accuses 'explicit race-based redistricting,' 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.1150387.1287.0.p...
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
Publication Date: October 17, 2025
  3
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), et al., v. Greg Abbott, et al.; Second supplemental complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief (No. 3:21-cv-00259, Gonzales plaintiffs second challenge to mid-decade redistricting; HB 4, 89th 2nd C.S., Plan C2333, congressional redistricting map) (consolidated with 1:21-cv-00965). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e909f4422f7a40a188de597/t/68a9b461b9558b1198921c87/175595222...
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
Publication Date: August 23, 2025
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LULAC, et al., v. Greg Abbott, et al.; Congressional intervenors' first amended pretrial brief introduction (No. 3:21-cv-00259, alleging Texas' congressional redistricting plan (SB 6, 87th 3rd C.S.) violates the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387.989.0.pd...
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
Publication Date: May 15, 2025
  10
Terry Petteway et al. v. Galveston; Plaintiff's original complaint (No. 3:11-cv-511, county redistricting plan). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division
Publication Date: November 14, 2011
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Terry Petteway, et al. v. Galveston County, Texas, et al.; En banc opinion (No. 23-40582, redistricting, 'we conclude that coalition claims do not comport with Section 2's statutory language or with Supreme Court cases interpreting Section 2 [of the Voting Rights Act],' overruling Campos v. City of Baytown, 840 F.2d 1240, 1244(5th Circ. 1988), reversing the district court's judgment, and remanding for further proceedings). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.216176/gov.uscourts.ca5.216176.347.1.pdf
By U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Publication Date: August 1, 2024
  10
Terry Petteway, et al., v. Galveston County, et al.; Findings of fact and conclusions of law and order (No. 3:22-cv-00057, finds 2021 commissioners court precinct map adopted by the Galveston County Commissioners Court violates the Voting Rights Act). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division
Publication Date: October 13, 2023
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Terry Petteway, et al., v. Galveston County, et al.; Opinion (No. 23-40582, affirming the district court's judgment that finds 2021 commissioners court precinct map adopted by the Galveston County Commissioners Court violates the Voting Rights Act). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Publication Date: November 10, 2023
  6
Terry Petteway, et al., v. Galveston County, et al.; Order (No. 23-40582, ordering the case to be reheard by the court en banc, vacating the panel opinion issued November 10, 2023; Galveston County, Texas, commissioners court precinct map, violation of the Voting Rights Act). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Publication Date: November 28, 2023
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Terry Petteway, et al., v. Galveston County, et al.; Order (No. 3:22-cv-00057, granting the plaintiffs' emergency motion and adopting Map 1 as the remedial plan for the 2024 election). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsd.1860846/gov.uscourts.txsd.1860846.267.0.pd...
By U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division
Publication Date: November 30, 2023
  5
Terry Petteway, et al., v. Galveston County, et al.; United States of America v. Galveston County, Texas, et al.; Dickinson Bay Area Branch NAACP, et al., v. Galveston County, Texas; Order (No. 23-40582, granting the appellants' opposed motion to stay the district court's orders from further actions, Galveston County commissioners court precincts). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
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By U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Publication Date: December 7, 2023
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Tony Campos, et al. v. City of Baytown, et al.; Order (No. H-85-1021, finding minorities in Baytown lack equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of their choice, ordering defendant to create single-member minority district; redistricting). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/696/1128/1422192/
By U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division
Publication Date: January 5, 1987
   
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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