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However, after Texas' original 1960 district map was thrown out as a result of Wesberry v. Sanders, the 16th was shrunk down to the city of El Paso (except a sliver in the east) and most of its surrounding suburban communities. Since the 1990s, the 16th has been the only Democratic bastion in heavily Republican West Texas.
District 16 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851). The district has been represented by Republican Will Metcalf since November 4, 2014, upon his re-election to the Texas House in a special election after the prior representative, Brandon Creighton , was elected to the Texas Senate.
United States congressional districts in Texas. Pages in category "Congressional districts of Texas" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
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.
Texas has a total of 38 seats as of 2024. The current dean of the Texas delegation is Representative Lloyd Doggett of the Democratic Party. He has served in the House since 1995 and is 78 years old. Republicans have complete control of the congressional redistricting process in Texas, as any new maps are drawn and passed by the Republican-held ...
Texas House of Representatives districts — for the state house of the Texas Legislature. Pages in category "Texas House of Representatives districts" The following 150 pages are in this category, out of 150 total.
Candidates from Texas House Districts 86 and 87, the 108th court, and the Randall County Sheriff’s race were present. Candidates from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals were also featured.
The Texas Legislature passed maps for the state House of Representatives in 1971, but it did not pass state Senate maps, forcing the Legislative Redistricting Board to convene for the first time to draw the chamber's maps. The map for the state Senate passed the scrutiny of the courts, but the map for the state House did not. [96]