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It contains numerous references to Area 51 and Groom Lake, along with a map of the area. [9] Media reports stated that releasing the CIA history was the first governmental acknowledgement of Area 51's existence; [53] [54] [15] rather, it was the first official acknowledgement of specific activity at the site. [50]
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 party has a number of partner and auxiliary organizations, [41] including the Texas Federation of College Republicans, [42] the High School Republicans of Texas, the Texas Federation of Republican Women (TFRW), [43] Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association, [44] the Texas Republican Assembly, [45] 150 Black Men of Texas, the Juan ...
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Texas's 15th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes a thin section of the far south of the state of Texas. The district's current Representative is Republican Monica De La Cruz. Elected in 2022, De La Cruz is the first Republican and woman to represent the district.
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 ...
As of the latest statewide elections in 2024, Texas is a solid Republican state. In 2024, Trump expanded his win margin to an almost 14 percent margin, the first time Texas went Republican by double digits since 2012, while Ted Cruz won reelection with an eight percent margin. Both Texas U.S. senators are Republican, as are all statewide ...
In 2003, after Republicans gained control of the Texas House of Representatives for the first time since Reconstruction, the new Republican majority (with outside assistance from then-U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay from the neighboring 22nd district, where he had succeeded Ron Paul in 1984) radically altered the state's congressional map.