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Congressional redistricting fell to the courts after no special session was called to address redistricting. [150] [151] While the court's initial map appeared to benefit Republicans, [152] the final maps ordered for the 2002 elections allowed Democrats to maintain their majority in the state's congressional delegation. [153] [154] [155]
After a federal court in Houston ruled Texas' congressional redistricting practices as unconstitutional in Bush v. Martin, effective with the 1966 elections, Harris County was split between three congressional districts. In addition to the existing 8th and 22nd districts, a new 7th district was created on the west side of Houston and Harris County.
Due to timing with the 2012 elections to be held in November, Texas continued to use the Texas federal district court-derived maps. During these events, the Supreme Court ruled in Shelby County v. Holder [ 8 ] that the means of which states were determined to have preclearance of voter-related laws was unconstitutional, eliminating the need for ...
Texas's 38th congressional district is a congressional district in Texas, covering parts of Harris County. It includes the Houston suburbs of Jersey Village, Cypress, Tomball, Greater Katy, and Klein. [3] The Memorial Villages and a portion of the city of Houston are also located within the district.
As of 2022, the 1st district contained 775,992 people. It consists largely of four small East Texas metropolitan areas—Kilgore, Texarkana, Texas, Longview–Marshall, and Tyler. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+26, it is the most Republican district in Texas. [3] It has been represented by Republican Nathaniel Moran since 2023.
In July 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law a redistricting plan ("C185"), approved by the Texas legislature in June, which gave the 25th district a completely different geography for the 2012 elections, including part of Travis County, and stretching as far north as Johnson County, south of Fort Worth, with Fort Hood situated in ...
Ralph Hall, the one-time dean of the Texas congressional delegation, represented the district from 1981 to 2015. Originally a Democrat, he became a Republican in 2004. Hall's voting record had been very conservative—even by Texas Democratic standards—which served him well as the district abandoned its Democratic roots. By the turn of the ...
Texas's 21st congressional district of the United States House of Representatives serves the area north of San Antonio and a significant portion of Austin in the state of Texas. Towns entirely or partially in this district include Boerne , Fredericksburg , Ingram , Kerrville , Kyle , New Braunfels , and San Marcos .