SB 4 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025)

Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.

SB 4 establishes new boundaries for Texas' 38 congressional districts, defining which counties and specific subdivisions (like portions of Bowie and Harris counties) belong to each district. It directly affects Texas voters by determining which geographic areas elect representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill specifies exact county compositions and tract details for each district, such as District 1 covering East Texas counties and parts of Bowie County, and District 2 including sections of Harris County. These changes will govern how Texas residents are grouped for congressional elections starting in the next cycle. The bill passed the Texas Senate on August 12, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
Aug 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 4, 2025 Last action Aug 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 1 edit · Aug 12, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an old, non-standard layout to a clean, modern legislative format. The substantive content regarding the composition of congressional districts remains identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL

The entire document structure was updated to standard legislative formatting, including proper headers, section numbering, and spacing, while the actual district boundaries and legal text remained unchanged.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
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Committee
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Aug 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
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Aug 7, 2025
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Committee report printed and distributed
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Aug 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
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Aug 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
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Aug 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
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Aug 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Congressional Redistricting, Special
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Aug 4, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
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0 primary · 12 co-sponsors

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