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General Laws of Texas.
[lst Called Ses.
Twentieth district, Williamson county.
Twenty-first district, Hays county.
Twenty-second district, Bee county.
Twenty-third district, Nueces county.
Twenty-fourth district, Bexar county.
Twenty-fifth district, Tom Green county.
Twenty-sixth district, Brown county.
Twenty-seventh district, Bell county.
Twenty-eighth district, Eastland county.
Twenty-ninth district, Clay county.
Thirtieth district, Tarrant county.
Thirty-first district, Wise county.
Sec. 3. All laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. The near approach of the close of the session and the large
amount of business undisposed of creates an emergency and an imperative
public necessity justifying the suspension of the constitutional rule
requiring bills to be read on three several days, and it is so suspended.
Approved April 19, 1892.
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.
Sec. Sec.
1. Apportions the state into representa
3. Same, in districts of one county.
tive districts; number of represen
4. Article 13. chapter 13, act of May 3,
tatives. 1882, and article 13 Revised Stat2.
Election returns, by whom received utes repealed.
in districts of more than one
county.
CHAP. 21.-[S. H. B. Nos. 6, 7, 9, 25 and 39.] An act to apportion the State of
Texas into representative districts and fix the number of representatives thereof,
and to repeal article 13, chapter 13, of the general laws of the state, approved
May 3, 1882, and article 13, title, 4, of the Revised Civil Statutes of the state,
and all other laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
That the State of Texas is hereby apportioned into representative districts
and the number of representatives in each district shall be as follows:
No. 1. The first district, composed of the county of Bowie, and shall
elect one representative.
No. 2. The second district, composed of the county of Cass, and shall
elect one representative.
No. 3. The third district, composed of the counties of Bowie, Cass
and Marion, and shall elect one representative.
No. 4. The fourth district, composed of the county of Red River,
and shall elect one representative.
No. 5. The fifth district, composed of the counties of MIorris, Titus
and Red River, and shall elect one representative.
No. 6. The sixth district, composed of the county of Lamar, and
shall elect two representatives.
No. 7. The seventh district, composed of the county of Fannin, and
shall elect two representatives.
No. 8. The eighth district, composed of the county of Grayson, and
shall elect three representatives.
No. 9. The ninth district, composed of the county of Cooke, and
shall elect one representative.
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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/m1/416/: accessed March 22, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .