State lawmakers in the midst of a third special session in Austin voted this week to advance proposals for new district maps in line with 2020 census data.

In the Texas Senate, members approved new maps for their districts and sent the proposal to the House for further consideration. Senators on a redistricting committee also approved a plan to redraw the state's U.S. Congressional maps, which will include two new districts in Houston and Austin.

On the other side of the Capitol, members of a House committee advanced legislation to the House floor for a vote on new House district maps. The House will vote on that proposal next week before the Senate can consider it.

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The Senate voted 20-11 on Monday to approve new political maps for its 31 members. The proposal – Senate Bill 4 – was put forth by Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston), who chairs the Senate's redistricting committee that voted 12-2 to advance the bill last week to the full Senate.

Some Democratic lawmakers have criticized the district lines for favoring Republican incumbents and not fairly representing racial minorities.

"The maps that are being proposed are not an accurate reflection of the growth of Texas," said Sen. José Menéndez (D-San Antonio), who leads the Senate Hispanic Caucus. "Without any changes to this current map, the state of Texas could potentially go 30 years, think about that, three decades, without having added a Hispanic or Latino opportunity district."

Huffman rejected those claims, saying she didn't factor in race when drawing the maps. "I have followed the law, I have drawn blind to race, I believe the maps I’ve drawn are compliant under the Voting Rights Act," she said.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Senate, agreed with Huffman and endorsed the proposal.

"The Senate's map that passed today is fair and legal, and passed with bipartisan support," Patrick said. "This map illustrates our commitment to making sure every Texan is well-represented in their state Legislature and their voices are heard."

The district maps approved by the Senate now move to the House, where they will need to be approved before they can be signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Members of the Texas House also considered ideas for new district maps this week, as a committee in the lower chamber advanced a proposal to the House floor.

The House Redistricting Committee voted 8-6 along party lines to approve the new maps contained in House Bill 1 after a hearing that lasted 16 hours from Monday morning into early Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by House Redistricting Committee Chair Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi), is scheduled for a vote by the entire House on October 12.

As the members of the committee considered some 30 amendments to the proposed maps, some of the debate focused around the metrics Hunter used to draw the maps and how they impact minority communities.

House Democrats argued that the plan decreases the number of districts where Black and Hispanic residents would make up a majority of voters while creating more majority-white districts.

“The adopted map raises serious moral and legal questions in the way it treats communities of color in Texas,” said Rep. Rafael Anchía (D-Dallas), who chairs the Mexican American Legislative Caucus. “There exists material underrepresentation in the existing electoral maps, and the proposal advanced today fails to contemplate the growth and diversity of our state.”

However, Hunter said his proposal would create two additional districts in which Hispanic residents make up the majority and one with Black residents as the majority, as well as “new strong coalition districts” for Asian residents in Texas.

The proposal now heads to the House floor, where it could undergo additional changes before being sent to the Senate for further approval.