Posted on 11/13/2026 5:07:59 AM PST by Red Badger
Proposed legislation would change the state constitution and create a redistricting commission, removing the elected members of the Texas Legislature and executive branch from the process.
Filed by State Rep. Ann Johnson (D-Houston), the proposed Texas Redistricting Commission (HB 162 and HJR 27) would have nine members, eight of whom would be evenly selected by the majority and minority parties. A ninth member would be appointed by the eight and serve to break ties.
The commission would have the “sole responsibility to create districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas House of Representatives, and the Texas Senate.”
Currently, Section 28, Article III of the Texas Constitution gives the Texas Legislature the responsibility for redistricting state senate and house districts following the decennial census. The maps must then be approved by the governor.
For Johnson’s proposal to take effect, it must be supported by two-thirds of both legislative chambers and approved by voters.
Other states with similar redistricting committees include California, Washington, and Michigan.
The 90th Legislative Session begins January 12, 2027.
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My understanding is that the Rs actually gained a seat in the Texas state senate; its now 20-12. I don’t put any perfidy past Republicans but hopefully this is enough to block this garbage.
Don’t Mess with Texas Redistricting!
Keep it as it is and Redistrict the moment the GOP takes power again in Texas.
The Texas Scorecard is my favorite place to go to for Texas news. I also recommend “The Texas Minute” podcast.
It’s democracy!
Progressives are so head-over-heels in love with unelected bureaucracies.
This is the very core of progressive ideology.
Marxist Collectivism. Everything is decided by committee. Every committee is controlled by The Party. Every Party member is exactly the same........
There needs to be a new phrase in the Texas senate…”dead on arrival”.
LOL at this idea! The Legislature is still making the decisions but will just pass it off to a commission.
Even so, the next election they lose, the next legislature will change the law to remove the commission and go back to as before.
In the end, guess who is controlling all of that?
The legislature.
Nothing is changed, but these yahoos are high fiving and clapping backs like they just invented sex.
Do away with voting and have a central committee of enlightened citizens select leadership and a strong security force to address disagreements.
And they always pick the same people!.....Meet the new boss! He IS THE OLD BOSS!...............
Such a commission means nothing to Dims. Here in Virginia, we have such a commission, but the Dims wanted to do ridiculous gerrymandering, so they voted to do away with it. It’s still caught up in court, but the Dims are pretty determined to turn Virginia into a one-party state.
The sole role of unelected commissions is to take the heat off the elected representatives for difficult decisions so the elected representatives can grab the phot op for easy decisions.
There go the Dems, “saving Democracy” again!
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