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The district is also home to a public four-year university, Texas A&M University-Commerce, as well as Collin College. Texas has had at least three congressional districts since 1869. The current seat dates from a mid-decade redistricting conducted before the 1966 elections after Texas's original 1960s map was thrown out by Wesberry v.
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's congressional districts since 2023. At-large: 1873–1875, 1913–1919, 1933–1935, 1953–1959, 1963 ... National Atlas Printable District Maps;
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a new congressional district map into law. Some congressional candidates planned to run in one district, but ended up living in another. State ...
Texas's congressional districts beginning in the 118th Congress. In the 2018 elections, Democrats made major gains in the Texas House and Texas Senate, and they saw the 2020 elections as a chance to win control of the Texas House to give them power over the redistricting process in 2021. [195]
The Texas Legislature drew new maps for Texas' congressional districts to account for the two new congressional districts it gained through the 2020 census. The Republican Party had a trifecta in the Texas Government at the time, giving them full control of the redistricting process. [6]
(Please list previous offices sought, with years): Prior to being elected as the Member of Congress for the 24th District in November 2020, I was Mayor of the City of Irving, Texas from 2011-2017 ...
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the thirty-eight U.S. representatives from the State of Texas, one from each of the state's congressional districts.