Texas Governor Signs H.B. 4, the 2025 Congressional Map (Plan C2333)

Texas H.B. 4, the bill that redrew the state’s U.S. House districts, was signed by the governor on August 29, 2025 (the federal court’s opinion in the redistricting case gives that date). The opinion identifies the maps as Plan C2193 (2021) and Plan C2333 (2025).

Congressional maps in Texas are drawn by the legislature as a bill. In the constitution’s article on amendments, the legislature alone “may propose amendments revising the Constitution, to be voted upon by the qualified voters.” That article gives citizens no petition route; the contrast with Michigan, where a petition put a commission in the constitution, is in 2018-11-06–michigan-proposal-18-2-official-statewide-result-and-commission-text.

What followed: the district court’s order 2025-11-18–federal-court-preliminarily-enjoins-texas-2025-congressional-map, then 2025-12-04–supreme-court-reinstates-texas-mid-decade-redistricting-map and 2026-04-27–supreme-court-summarily-reverses-texas-congressional-map-ruling-abbott-v-lulac.