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District 27 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd Legislature (1849–1851). [1] The district is fully within Fort Bend County, accounting for nearly a quarter of the counties representation. It includes Missouri City, Fresno, Sienna, Arcola, and portions of Stafford, Pearland, and Houston. [2] [3]
Districts may sometimes retain the same boundaries, while changing their district numbers. The following is a complete list of the 435 current congressional districts for the House of Representatives, and over 200 obsolete districts, and the six current and one obsolete non-voting delegations.
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]
The district is slightly less than 50% Hispanic, down from the 70% Hispanic population in the 2002–2010 cycles when the district reached from Corpus Christi to Brownsville. [7] In August 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 27th district is unconstitutional, arguing that it displaces a Hispanic-opportunity district. [8]
District 30 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd Legislature (1849–1851). [1] The district encompasses the entirety of Willacy County and just under 40% of Cameron County. [2] It includes the cities of Raymondville, Harlingen, portions of Brownsville, Port Isabel, and Primera. [3]
District 23 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851). [1] The district encompasses all of Chambers County, and nearly half of Harris County. It also includes the cities of Mont Belvieu, Galveston, nearly the entirety of Texas City, and the Bolivar Peninsula. [2]
Texas's 23rd congressional district stretches across the southwestern portion of Texas. It is a majority Hispanic district and has been represented by Republican Tony Gonzales since 2021. The 23rd district runs along the majority of Texas' border with Mexico , north of the Rio Grande .
The 59th district of the Texas House of Representatives contains the entirety of Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, and Hood counties. The current representative is Shelby Slawson , who was first elected in 2020 .