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Texas' 15th Congressional District

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Texas' 15th Congressional District
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Texas' 15th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Monica De La Cruz (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Texas representatives represented an average of 767,981 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 701,901 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 15

Incumbent Monica De La Cruz defeated Michelle Vallejo in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 15 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monica De La Cruz
Monica De La Cruz (R)
 
57.1
 
127,804
Image of Michelle Vallejo
Michelle Vallejo (D)
 
42.9
 
95,965

Total votes: 223,769
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 15

Michelle Vallejo defeated John Villarreal Rigney in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 15 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michelle Vallejo
Michelle Vallejo
 
74.7
 
21,456
Image of John Villarreal Rigney
John Villarreal Rigney
 
25.3
 
7,268

Total votes: 28,724
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 15

Incumbent Monica De La Cruz defeated Vangela Churchill in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 15 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monica De La Cruz
Monica De La Cruz
 
88.2
 
30,972
Image of Vangela Churchill
Vangela Churchill
 
11.8
 
4,140

Total votes: 35,112
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 15

Arthur DiBianca advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 15 on March 23, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Arthur DiBianca
Arthur DiBianca (L)

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2022

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 15

Monica De La Cruz defeated Michelle Vallejo and Ross Lynn Leone in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 15 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monica De La Cruz
Monica De La Cruz (R)
 
53.3
 
80,978
Image of Michelle Vallejo
Michelle Vallejo (D) Candidate Connection
 
44.8
 
68,097
Image of Ross Lynn Leone
Ross Lynn Leone (L)
 
1.9
 
2,814

Total votes: 151,889
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 15

Michelle Vallejo defeated Ruben Ramirez in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 15 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michelle Vallejo
Michelle Vallejo Candidate Connection
 
50.1
 
6,079
Image of Ruben Ramirez
Ruben Ramirez
 
49.9
 
6,049

Total votes: 12,128
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 15

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 15 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ruben Ramirez
Ruben Ramirez
 
28.3
 
9,221
Image of Michelle Vallejo
Michelle Vallejo Candidate Connection
 
20.1
 
6,570
Image of John Villarreal Rigney
John Villarreal Rigney Candidate Connection
 
19.2
 
6,268
Image of Eliza Alvarado
Eliza Alvarado
 
16.5
 
5,398
Image of Vanessa Tijerina
Vanessa Tijerina
 
10.6
 
3,470
Image of Julio Garza
Julio Garza Candidate Connection
 
5.2
 
1,693

Total votes: 32,620
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 15

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 15 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monica De La Cruz
Monica De La Cruz
 
56.5
 
16,835
Image of Mauro Garza
Mauro Garza
 
15.3
 
4,544
Image of Sara Canady
Sara Canady Candidate Connection
 
9.2
 
2,741
Image of Ryan Krause
Ryan Krause
 
9.2
 
2,728
Steve Schmuker Jr.
 
3.6
 
1,064
John Lerma
 
2.2
 
658
Jose Aizar Cavazos
 
1.7
 
504
Angela Juarez
 
1.4
 
416
Image of Vangela Churchill
Vangela Churchill Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
298

Total votes: 29,788
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 15

Ross Lynn Leone advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 15 on March 19, 2022.

Candidate
Image of Ross Lynn Leone
Ross Lynn Leone (L)

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2020

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 15

Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. defeated Monica De La Cruz and Ross Lynn Leone in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 15 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D)
 
50.5
 
115,605
Image of Monica De La Cruz
Monica De La Cruz (R) Candidate Connection
 
47.6
 
109,017
Image of Ross Lynn Leone
Ross Lynn Leone (L)
 
1.9
 
4,295

Total votes: 228,917
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 15

Monica De La Cruz defeated Ryan Krause in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 15 on July 14, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monica De La Cruz
Monica De La Cruz Candidate Connection
 
76.0
 
7,423
Image of Ryan Krause
Ryan Krause Candidate Connection
 
24.0
 
2,350

Total votes: 9,773
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 15

Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 15 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
 
100.0
 
43,689

Total votes: 43,689
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 15

Monica De La Cruz and Ryan Krause advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tim Westley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 15 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monica De La Cruz
Monica De La Cruz Candidate Connection
 
43.0
 
11,330
Image of Ryan Krause
Ryan Krause Candidate Connection
 
39.7
 
10,441
Image of Tim Westley
Tim Westley
 
17.3
 
4,550

Total votes: 26,321
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 15

Ross Lynn Leone advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 15 on March 21, 2020.

Candidate
Image of Ross Lynn Leone
Ross Lynn Leone (L)

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2018

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 15

Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. defeated Tim Westley and Anthony Cristo in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 15 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D)
 
59.7
 
98,333
Image of Tim Westley
Tim Westley (R) Candidate Connection
 
38.8
 
63,862
Image of Anthony Cristo
Anthony Cristo (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
2,607

Total votes: 164,802
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 15

Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 15 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
 
100.0
 
33,549

Total votes: 33,549
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 15

Tim Westley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 15 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Westley
Tim Westley Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
14,794

Total votes: 14,794
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2016

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Vicente Gonzalez (D) defeated Tim Westley (R), Vanessa Tijerina (G), and Ross Lynn Leone (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. A runoff for both parties was held on May 24, 2016. In the runoff primaries, Westley defeated Ruben Villarreal, and Gonzalez defeated Juan Palacios Jr. Incumbent Ruben Hinojosa did not seek re-election.[1][2]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVicente Gonzalez 57.3% 101,712
     Republican Tim Westley 37.7% 66,877
     Green Vanessa Tijerina 3.1% 5,448
     Libertarian Ross Lynn Leone 1.9% 3,442
Total Votes 177,479
Source: Texas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Texas District 15 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTim Westley 45% 13,164
Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Villarreal 32% 9,349
Xavier Salinas 23% 6,734
Total Votes 29,247
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 15 Republican Runoff Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTim Westley 50.5% 1,384
Ruben Villarreal 49.5% 1,355
Total Votes 2,739
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngVicente Gonzalez 42.2% 22,151
Green check mark transparent.pngJuan Palacios Jr. 18.9% 9,913
Dolly Elizondo 16.9% 8,888
Joel Quintanilla 11.7% 6,152
Ruben Ramirez Hinojosa 6% 3,149
Rance Sweeten 4.2% 2,224
Total Votes 52,477
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 15 Democratic Runoff Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngVicente Gonzalez 65.7% 16,071
Juan Palacios Jr. 34.3% 8,379
Total Votes 24,450
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 15th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Ruben Hinojosa Sr. (D) defeated Eddie Zamora (R) and Johnny Partain (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Hinojosa Incumbent 54% 48,708
     Republican Eddie Zamora 43.3% 39,016
     Libertarian Johnny Partain 2.7% 2,460
Total Votes 90,184
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 15th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Ruben Hinojosa Sr. (D) won re-election. He defeated Dale Brueggemann (R) and Ronald Finch (L) in the general election.[3]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Hinojosa Incumbent 60.9% 89,296
     Republican Dale A. Brueggemann 36.9% 54,056
     Libertarian Ron Finch 2.3% 3,309
Total Votes 146,661
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"


2010
On November 2, 2010, Ruben Hinojosa won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Eddie Zamora (R) and Aaron Cohn (L) in the general election.[4]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Hinojosa incumbent 55.7% 53,546
     Republican Eddie Zamora 41.6% 39,964
     Libertarian Aaron Cohn 2.7% 2,570
Total Votes 96,080


2008
On November 4, 2008, Ruben Hinojosa won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Eddie Zamora (R) and Gricha Raether (L) in the general election.[5]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Hinojosa incumbent 65.7% 107,578
     Republican Eddie Zamora 31.9% 52,303
     Libertarian Gricha Raether 2.3% 3,827
Total Votes 163,708


2006
On November 7, 2006, Ruben Hinojosa won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul Haring (R) and Eddie Zamora (R) in the general election.[6]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Hinojosa incumbent 61.8% 43,236
     Republican Paul Haring 23.7% 16,601
     Republican Eddie Zamora 14.5% 10,150
Total Votes 69,987


2004
On November 2, 2004, Ruben Hinojosa won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Thamm (R) and William Cady (L) in the general election.[7]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Hinojosa incumbent 57.8% 96,089
     Republican Michael Thamm 40.8% 67,917
     Libertarian William Cady 1.4% 2,352
Total Votes 166,358


2002
On November 5, 2002, Ruben Hinojosa won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.[8]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Hinojosa incumbent 100% 66,311
Total Votes 66,311


2000
On November 7, 2000, Ruben Hinojosa won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Frank Jones (L) and Israel Cantu (Write-in) in the general election.[9]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Hinojosa incumbent 88.5% 106,570
     Libertarian Frank Jones 10.9% 13,167
     Write-in Israel Cantu 0.6% 711
Total Votes 120,448


1998
On November 3, 1998, Ruben Hinojosa won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Haughey (R) in the general election.[10]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 1998
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Hinojosa incumbent 58.4% 47,957
     Republican Tom Haughey 41.6% 34,221
Total Votes 82,178


1996
On November 5, 1996, Ruben Hinojosa won election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Haughey (R) and Rob Wofford (Natural Law) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 1996
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Hinojosa 62.3% 86,347
     Republican Tom Haughey 36.7% 50,914
     Natural Law Rob Wofford 1% 1,333
Total Votes 138,594


1994
On November 8, 1994, E de la Garza won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Haughey (R) and John c.c. Hamilton (I) in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngE de la Garza incumbent 59% 61,527
     Republican Tom Haughey 39.4% 41,119
     Independent John c.c. Hamilton 1.6% 1,720
Total Votes 104,366


1992
On November 3, 1992, E de la Garza won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Haughey (R) in the general election.[13]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 1992
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngE de la Garza incumbent 60.4% 86,351
     Republican Tom Haughey 39.6% 56,549
Total Votes 142,900


1990
On November 6, 1990, E de la Garza won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 1990
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngE de la Garza incumbent 100% 72,461
Total Votes 72,461


District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

In August 2025, the Texas Legislature proposed a new congressional district map during special legislative sessions that prompted Democratic legislators to leave the state to prevent a quorum.[15][16] Click here to read more about the 2025 Democratic walkout during mid-decade redistricting in Texas.

On August 20, 2025, the Texas House approved House Bill 4 containing a new congressional map by an 88-52 vote along party lines.[17] On August 23, 2025, the Texas Senate approved the map by an 18-11 vote along party lines.[18] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the new map into law on August 29, 2025.[19] The bill text stated the new district boundaries would take effect for the 2026 elections.[20]

Texas first enacted new congressional districts on October 25, 2021. The Senate released a proposed congressional map on September 27, 2021, and approved an amended version of the proposal on October 8, 2021.[21] On October 13, 2021, the House Redistricting Committee approved an amended version of the congressional map, and both chambers of the legislature approved a finalized version of the map on October 18, 2021. The Senate approved the proposal in an 18-13 vote, and the House approved the bill in an 84-59 vote.[22] Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the map into law on October 25, 2021.[23] This map took effect for Texas' 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Texas work? In Texas, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Texas State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[24]

If the state legislature is unable to approve a state legislative redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines (the backup commission is not involved in congressional redistricting). This backup commission, established in 1948, comprises the following members:[24]

  1. Lieutenant governor
  2. Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
  3. Attorney general
  4. State comptroller
  5. Commissioner of the General Land Office

The Texas Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and "that they preserve whole counties when population mandates permit."[24]

Texas District 15
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Texas District 15
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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The 15th Congressional District of Texas, prior to the 2010-2011 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2010 census

Following the 2010 United States Census, Texas gained four congressional seats. Texas' final congressional redistricting plan was approved by the Texas Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Perry (R) in June 2013.[25][26][27]

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 15th the 166th most Republican district nationally.[28]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 15th the 216th most Republican district nationally.[29]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 51.0%-48.1%.[30]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 15th the 216th most Republican district nationally.[31]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 48.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 51.0%.[32]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 15th Congressional District the 150th most Democratic nationally.[33]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.06. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.06 points toward that party.[34]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
  2. The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
  3. Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
  4. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. Associated Press, "Texas Democrats fleeing state to block redistricting vote follows strategy that’s had mixed results," August 3, 2025
  16. Texas Tribune, "The Texas Legislature is back for a special session. Here’s what we’re watching.," July 21, 2025
  17. CBS News, "Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan after weeks-long standoff," August 20, 2025
  18. Houston Chronicle, "Texas Democrats ramp up criticism of new Texas congressional map after Senate sends it to governor," August 23, 2025
  19. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named signed
  20. LegiScan, "Texas House Bill 4," accessed August 29, 2025
  21. Texas Tribune, "Texas Senate approves congressional map that draws no new Black or Hispanic districts even as people of color fueled population growth," October 8, 2021
  22. Texas Legislature Online, "SB 6," accessed October 20, 2021
  23. Texas Tribune, "Gov. Greg Abbott signs off on Texas’ new political maps, which protect GOP majorities while diluting voices of voters of color," October 25, 2021
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 All About Redistricting, "Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
  25. All About Redistricting, "Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
  26. All About Redistricting, "Litigation in the 2010 cycle, Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
  27. Barone, M. & McCutcheon, C. (2013). The almanac of American politics 2014 : the senators, the representatives and the governors : their records and election results, their states and districts. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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Al Green (D)
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Vacant
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Chip Roy (R)
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