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Reapportionment bill advances amid court pressures in Texas
The House Reapportionment Committee approved a redistricting bill 12-8, preserving multi-member districts in most counties but proposing single member districts for Bexar Dallas and Harris. The action follows federal court orders and potential Supreme Court rulings affecting urban counties. The bill faced criticism over population deviation and political control shifting to the floor.
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Austin
House Reapportionment Committee
Bexar
Dallas
Harris
House
Tarrant County
Fred Head
Troup
U. S. Supreme Court
Texas
Wyatt
Supreme Court
Virginia
House Natural Resources Committee
Ben Grant
Marshall
Woody Denson
Houston
Grant