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District 6 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves a portion of Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] The seat is currently held by Carol Alvarado , [ 2 ] who won a 2018 special election after the resignation of Senator Sylvia Garcia .
Republicans have complete control of the congressional redistricting process in Texas, as any new maps are drawn and passed by the Republican-held state legislature and signed into law by the Republican governor. [1] This has resulted in Texas’ maps being a partisan gerrymander, with few competitive districts. [2] [3]
Texas Senate districts — for the state senate of the Texas Legislature. Pages in category "Texas Senate districts" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
Texas's 6th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes Ellis and Navarro counties to the south and southeast of the Dallas/Fort Worth area plus the southeast corner of Tarrant County.
The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature, with the Texas House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, they compose the state legislature of the state of Texas . There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas , with populations of approximately 940,000 per ...
The Texas Legislature passed legislative redistricting bills in 1981, but governor Clements vetoed the state Senate map, and the State Supreme Court struck down the state House map for violating the "county line rule". The Legislative Redistricting Board drew maps for both chambers, which were challenged by lawsuits in Terrazas v. Clements. [118]
CHEYENNE — While there are technically three different local seats up for reelection in the Wyoming Senate from Laramie County, Senate District 6 is the only race that will be decided in the Aug ...
State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate. Those elected in 2020 will only be elected for two years, however, as part of the 2-4-4 term system. A statewide map of Texas's state Senate districts can be obtained from the Texas Legislative Council. [1] and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census. [2]