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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 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.
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 .
Democratic legislators feared that, if left in the 10th district, the county's vote could overwhelm the rest of its district and elect a Republican to Congress. [25] [26] The bill that eventually passed moved Colorado County to the 9th district, [27] and neither district elected a Republican to Congress in the following decade. The legislature ...
The northern portion of the district, which extends from the neighborhoods directly north of U.S. Highway 290 (known locally as the Northwest Freeway) including such suburbs as Jersey Village, Tomball, Klein and parts of Cypress, had boomeranged between several Republican-friendly districts over the years (mostly involving the 7th and 8th ...
One key race is a Texas Senate District 27 rematch. Republican Adam Hinojosa, endorsed by Abbott, Patrick, and Trump, is challenging incumbent Democrat Sen. Morgan LaMantia, D-South Padre Island ...
District 44 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican John Kuempel since 2011. [1] Geography. The district covers ...
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 ...