# Texas HB 259: Relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.

Texas HB 259, Relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education., is a 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session House bill sponsored by James Talarico; status failed, last action 2025-08-19 (Filed) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB259-892
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Texas HB 259
- State: Texas
- Session: 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session
- Title: Relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-19
- Last action: 2025-08-19, Filed
- Sponsor: James Talarico
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts--Appellate, Legislature, Open Meetings, Open Records, Redistricting, State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AUDITOR, STATE, EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, US, INDEPENDENT CITIZEN REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, SECRETARY OF STATE, SENATE, TEXAS, SUPREME COURT
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Talarico, House

## Actions (1)

- 2025-08-19: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00259I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00259I.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00259I.HTM)
- [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00259I.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB259-892 (as of 2026-11-01).