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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 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 .
Republican January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021 17th: Bryan: Elected in 2010. Retired. Mayra Flores: Republican June 21, 2022 – January 3, 2023 34th: McAllen: Elected to finish Vela's term. Lost re-election. Ed Foreman: Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 16th: Odessa: Elected in 1962. Lost re-election. Martin Frost: Democratic ...
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.
After the 2020 census was completed, the 13th district was heavily redrawn to incorporate Denton, an increasingly Democratic-leaning suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex which had previously anchored the 26th district. [5] With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+26, it is one of the most Republican districts in Texas. [3]
Texas's 17th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes a strip of Central Texas and Deep East Texas stretching from Nacogdoches to Waco and Round Rock, including former President George W. Bush's McLennan County ranch. [5] [6] The district is currently represented by Republican Pete Sessions.
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. The 1st district once encompassed large parts of North Texas and Central Texas, but as the population of Texas grew, the district got smaller until it only encompassed about half of ...
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.