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22~d Leg. 1892.]
General Laws of Texas.
47
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
Sec. Sec.
1. Divides state into the districts fol
9. Eighth district.
lowing: 10. Ninth district.
2. First district. 11. Tenth district.
3. Second district. 12. Eleventh district.
4. Third district. 13. Twelfth district.
5. Fourth district. 14. Thirteenth district.
6. Fifth district. 15. Repealing clause.
7. Sixth district. 16. Emergency clause.
8. Seventh district.
CHAP. 19.-[H. S. B. No. 1, 26 and 29.] An act to apportion the State of Texas
into congressional districts, and to repeal all laws and parts of laws in conflict
herewith.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
That until otherwise provided by law, the State of Texas shall be apportioned
into the following congressional districts, each of which shall
be entitled to elect one member to the congress of the United States.
Sec. 2. The following counties shall compose the first district, towit:
Freestone, Leon, Madison, Trinity, Waller, Harris, Grimes, Walker,
Chambers and MTontgomery.
Sec. 3. The following counties shall compose the second district,
to-wit: Jefferson, Orange, Liberty, Hardin, Newton, Jasper, Polk, Tyler,
San Jacinto, Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Shelby,
Panola, Harrison, Anderson, Cherokee, Houston.
Sec. 4. The following counties shall compose the third district, towit:
Hunt, Rockwall, Rains, Van Zandt, Wood, Smith, Upshur, Gregg,
Rusk and Henderson.
Sec. 5. The following counties shall compose the fourth district, towit:
Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, Morris, Camp, Marion, Cass, Bowie, Red
River, Lamar, Delta.
Sec. 6. The following counties shall compose the fifth district, towit:
Fannin, Collin, Grayson, Cooke, Denton and Montague.
Sec. 7. Tihe following counties shall compose the sixth district, towit:
Dallas, Ellis, Navarro, Hill, Bosque, Johnson and Kaufman.
Sec. 8. The following counties shall compose the seventh district,
to-wit: Brazos, Robertson, Limestone, McLennan, Falls, Milam, Bell.
Sec. 9. The following counties shall compose the eighth district, towit:
Tarrant, Parker, Erath, Somervell, Mills, Hamilton, Coleman,
Brown, Runnels, Hood, Comanche, Coryell and Lampasas.
Sec. 10. The following counties shall compose the ninth district,
to-wit: Burnet, Williamson, Lee, Travis, Burleson, Bastrop, Caldwell,
Hays and Washington.
Sec. 11. The following counties shall compose the, tenth district, towit:
Gonzales, Fayette, Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Brazoria,
Matagorda and Lavaca.
Sec. 12. The following counties shall compose the eleventh district.
to wit: Wharton, Jackson, Calhoun, Victoria, DeWitt, Goliad, Refugio,
Bee, Aransas, Karnes, Wilson, Guadalupe, Atascosa, Live Oak, San Patricio,
Nueces, Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Duval, Encinal, Webb,
McMullen, La Salle, Dimmit, Zavalla, Frio and Uvalde.
Sec. 13. The following counties shall compose the twelfth district,
to-wit: Crockett, San Saba, Llano, Blanco, Kendall. Bexar, Medina,
Kerr, Bandera, Gillespie, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Kimble, Edwards,
Val Verde, Sutton, Schleicher,. Tom Green, Irion, Sterling, Coke, Glasscock,
Mlidland, Ector, Crane, Buchel, Pecos, Upton, Brewster, Foley,
Presidio, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Concho and Comal.
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 10, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6733/m1/413/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .