Texas's 1st Congressional District
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In Texas's 1st Congressional District
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Across Texas
2026
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Supreme Court reverses the three-judge court's ruling against the 2025 congressional map
On April 27, 2026, in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens (No. 25-845), an appeal from the Western District of Texas (No. EP-21-CV-00259), the U.S. Supreme Court wrote: "For the reasons set forth in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, 607 U. S. ___ (2025), we reverse the District Court's judgment." Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissented from the summary reversal. The Court's docket shows the judgment issued on May 29, 2026.
Source last checked Oct 22, 2026
2025
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Governor signs House Bill 4, a mid-decade congressional map
The Legislature's record for 89th Legislature, Second Called Session, House Bill 4, relating to the composition of Texas's U.S. House districts, shows House passage on August 23, 2025, delivery to the Governor on August 27 and signature on August 29, 2025. The Supreme Court later noted that "Texas adopted the first new map" in a wave of congressional redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- Texas Legislature Online: 89(2) HB 4, bill history ↗
- Abbott v. LULAC, No. 25A608 (U.S. Dec. 4, 2025), order on application for stay ↗
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
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Texas House announces a quorum present on August 18, 2025
The Texas House Journal for August 18, 2025, the third day of the 89th Legislature's second called session, records that, with strict enforcement of the roll requested by Representative Moody, "a quorum was announced present (Record 4)."
Source last checked Oct 22, 2026
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Texas House lacks a quorum as members leave the state during the 2025 redistricting session
The Texas House Journal for August 4, 2025, the fifth day of the 89th Legislature's first called session, records that after strict enforcement of the roll was requested, "a quorum was not present (Record 6)," and lists the members present and absent. The Texas Supreme Court later wrote that "several dozen House members left the state, on August 3, for the express purpose of preventing the House from functioning." The Journal records an absent quorum on later days, including August 8, 11, 12 and 15, and at the start of the second called session on August 15, 2025.
- Texas House Journal, 89th Legislature, First Called Session, Fifth Day, August 4, 2025 ↗
- Texas House Journal, 89th Legislature, Second Called Session, First Day, August 15, 2025 ↗
- Texas Supreme Court, In re Greg Abbott, No. 25-0674, and In re State of Texas, No. 25-0687 (May 15, 2026), opinion of the Court ↗
Source last checked Oct 22, 2026
2021
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Governor signs Senate Bill 6, the 2021 congressional map
The Legislature's record for 87th Legislature, Third Called Session, Senate Bill 6, relating to the composition of Texas's districts for the U.S. House, shows House passage on October 17, 2021 and signature by the Governor on October 25, 2021.
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
Nationwide
2026
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Census Bureau proposes residence criteria for the 2030 census that would exclude some noncitizens from the apportionment count
On September 10, 2026 the Census Bureau, an agency of the Department of Commerce, published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (91 FR 57524, Docket No. 260903-0005, RIN 0607-AA75) that would add two new parts to the Code of Federal Regulations: residence criteria for the decennial census, and standards and restrictions for demographic questions on the census questionnaire. On residence, the notice states that "the Census Bureau proposes to include lawful permanent residents within the apportionment base, while excluding from the apportionment base illegal aliens and aliens whose legal status is less durable and indefinite in length than lawful permanent resident status," and says it is considering using administrative records to determine legal status. The comment period, first set to end October 13, 2026, was extended to November 2, 2026 by a notice published October 5, 2026. Al Jazeera and CNBC reported on the proposal, and CNBC reported that opponents expect litigation.
- Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions, 91 Fed. Reg. 57524 (Sept. 10, 2026) (GovInfo) ↗
- Same proposed rule, extension of comment period, 91 Fed. Reg. 63207 (Oct. 5, 2026) (GovInfo) ↗
- Trump administration proposes excluding certain immigrants from US census (September 10, 2026) ↗ News report, Al Jazeera
- CNBC report on the proposed 2030 census rule (October 13, 2026) ↗ News report, CNBC
Source last checked Oct 22, 2026
2021
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Census Bureau releases 2020 redistricting data for states
On August 12, 2021, the Census Bureau released the 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, which it described as delivering data for states to begin redistricting. On September 16, 2021, it released the same data in an easier-to-use format on data.census.gov and delivered a toolkit to states.
- Census Bureau press release CB21-CN.55, August 12, 2021 ↗
- Census Bureau press release CB21-CN.63, September 16, 2021 ↗
Source last checked Oct 22, 2026
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Census Bureau announces 2020 Census apportionment results
On April 26, 2021, the Census Bureau announced that the 2020 Census resident population of the United States on April 1, 2020 was 331,449,281, and that Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo delivered the population counts used for apportionment of the U.S. House to the President.
Source last checked Oct 29, 2026
How this timeline is built
Every entry rests on at least one source that was opened and read, and that source states the date and the fact. Courts, legislatures, election offices, the Justice Department, the Census Bureau, the Federal Register and Congress.gov come first. A news report is used only when no official page states the fact, and it is labeled with the outlet's name. Encyclopedias are not used as sources. History starts in 1965 with the Voting Rights Act. County names come from the Census Bureau's 2024 Gazetteer. Congressional district numbers are those in use for the 2026 election; an event is tagged to a district only when its source names that congressional district.
When a later event changes an earlier one, such as a law later struck down, both entries are listed and point to each other. This page does not predict outcomes or say which party a change helps. U.S. House maps for 2026 · How people voted in past elections, by county · Back to the 2026 voting center.