This image depicts Texas Senatorial and At-Large House Districts in Urban Counties after redistricting in 1961. Bexar county, home of San Antonio, had a 1960 population of 687,151. It was drawn as House District 68, one county-wide legislative district with seven at-large seats. For the Texas senate, the county was designated District 26 with one seat. Dallas county, home of the city of Dallas, had a population in 1960 of 951, 527. It was designated House District 51 with nine at-large seats and state senate District 8 with one seat. Harris county, home to Houston, has a 1960 population of 1,243,158. It was drawn as House District 22 with twelve at-large seats and state senate District 6 with one seat.

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