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Texas' 23rd Congressional District

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Texas' 23rd Congressional District
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 3, 2021

Texas' 23rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Tony Gonzales (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' 23rd Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 23

Incumbent Tony Gonzales defeated Santos Limon in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 23 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Gonzales
Tony Gonzales (R)
 
62.3
 
180,720
Image of Santos Limon
Santos Limon (D)
 
37.7
 
109,373

Total votes: 290,093
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23

Incumbent Tony Gonzales defeated Brandon Herrera in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23 on May 28, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Gonzales
Tony Gonzales
 
50.6
 
15,023
Image of Brandon Herrera
Brandon Herrera
 
49.4
 
14,669

Total votes: 29,692
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23

Santos Limon defeated Lee Bausinger in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Santos Limon
Santos Limon
 
58.5
 
16,316
Image of Lee Bausinger
Lee Bausinger
 
41.5
 
11,577

Total votes: 27,893
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23

Incumbent Tony Gonzales and Brandon Herrera advanced to a runoff. They defeated Julie Clark, Francisco Lopez, and Victor Avila in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Gonzales
Tony Gonzales
 
45.1
 
25,988
Image of Brandon Herrera
Brandon Herrera
 
24.6
 
14,201
Image of Julie Clark
Julie Clark
 
13.9
 
7,994
Image of Francisco Lopez
Francisco Lopez Candidate Connection
 
10.9
 
6,266
Image of Victor Avila
Victor Avila
 
5.5
 
3,181

Total votes: 57,630
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2022

See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 23

Incumbent Tony Gonzales defeated John Lira and Francisco Lopez in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 23 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Gonzales
Tony Gonzales (R)
 
55.9
 
116,649
Image of John Lira
John Lira (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.8
 
80,947
Image of Francisco Lopez
Francisco Lopez (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
5.4
 
11,180

Total votes: 208,776
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23

John Lira defeated Priscilla Golden in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Lira
John Lira Candidate Connection
 
55.9
 
19,816
Priscilla Golden
 
44.1
 
15,664

Total votes: 35,480
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23

Incumbent Tony Gonzales defeated Alma Arredondo-Lynch and Alia Garcia-Ureste in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Gonzales
Tony Gonzales
 
78.0
 
37,212
Image of Alma Arredondo-Lynch
Alma Arredondo-Lynch
 
15.2
 
7,261
Image of Alia Garcia-Ureste
Alia Garcia-Ureste
 
6.8
 
3,235

Total votes: 47,708
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2020

See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 23

Tony Gonzales defeated Gina Ortiz Jones and Beto Villela in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 23 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Gonzales
Tony Gonzales (R) Candidate Connection
 
50.6
 
149,395
Image of Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones (D)
 
46.6
 
137,693
Image of Beto Villela
Beto Villela (L)
 
2.8
 
8,369

Total votes: 295,457
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23

Tony Gonzales defeated Raul Reyes Jr. in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23 on July 14, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Gonzales
Tony Gonzales Candidate Connection
 
50.1
 
12,342
Image of Raul Reyes Jr.
Raul Reyes Jr.
 
49.9
 
12,297

Total votes: 24,639
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23

Gina Ortiz Jones defeated Efrain Valdez, Rosalinda Ramos Abuabara, Ricardo Madrid, and Jaime Escuder in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones
 
66.2
 
41,718
Efrain Valdez
 
11.4
 
7,163
Image of Rosalinda Ramos Abuabara
Rosalinda Ramos Abuabara Candidate Connection
 
10.9
 
6,896
Ricardo Madrid
 
7.2
 
4,518
Image of Jaime Escuder
Jaime Escuder Candidate Connection
 
4.3
 
2,725

Total votes: 63,020
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Gonzales
Tony Gonzales Candidate Connection
 
28.1
 
11,522
Image of Raul Reyes Jr.
Raul Reyes Jr.
 
23.3
 
9,555
Image of Alma Arredondo-Lynch
Alma Arredondo-Lynch
 
13.2
 
5,391
Image of Ben Van Winkle
Ben Van Winkle Candidate Connection
 
10.8
 
4,427
Image of Jeff McFarlin
Jeff McFarlin Candidate Connection
 
10.3
 
4,241
Image of Sharon Thomas
Sharon Thomas Candidate Connection
 
6.1
 
2,511
Image of Cecil B. Jones
Cecil B. Jones Candidate Connection
 
3.8
 
1,552
Image of Alia Garcia-Ureste
Alia Garcia-Ureste Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
1,039
Image of Darwin Boedeker
Darwin Boedeker Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
745

Total votes: 40,983
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 23

Beto Villela defeated Tim Martinez in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 21, 2020.


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2018

See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 23

Incumbent William Hurd defeated Gina Ortiz Jones and Ruben Corvalan in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 23 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of William Hurd
William Hurd (R)
 
49.2
 
103,285
Image of Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones (D)
 
48.7
 
102,359
Image of Ruben Corvalan
Ruben Corvalan (L)
 
2.1
 
4,425

Total votes: 210,069
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23

Gina Ortiz Jones defeated Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones
 
66.8
 
16,696
Image of Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr.
Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr.
 
33.2
 
8,296

Total votes: 24,992
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23

Gina Ortiz Jones and Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Judith Ann Canales, Jay Hulings, and Angela Villescaz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones
 
41.6
 
18,443
Image of Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr.
Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr.
 
17.4
 
7,710
Image of Judith Ann Canales
Judith Ann Canales
 
17.0
 
7,538
Image of Jay Hulings
Jay Hulings
 
15.0
 
6,649
Image of Angela Villescaz
Angela Villescaz
 
9.1
 
4,032

Total votes: 44,372
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23

Incumbent William Hurd defeated Alma Arredondo-Lynch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of William Hurd
William Hurd
 
80.4
 
24,569
Image of Alma Arredondo-Lynch
Alma Arredondo-Lynch
 
19.6
 
5,986

Total votes: 30,555
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2016

See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2016

Texas' 23rd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Will Hurd (R) won re-election to his second term, and defeated former Rep. Pete Gallego (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hurd ousted Gallego in the 2014 general election to win the seat. Hurd defeated William Peterson in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Gallego defeated Lee Keenen to win the Democratic nomination. Ruben Corvalan (L) also sought election to the seat.[1][2]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWill Hurd Incumbent 48.3% 110,577
     Democratic Pete Gallego 47% 107,526
     Libertarian Ruben Corvalan 4.7% 10,862
Total Votes 228,965
Source: Texas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Texas District 23 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngWill Hurd Incumbent 82.2% 39,870
William Peterson 17.8% 8,628
Total Votes 48,498
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPete Gallego 88.4% 43,223
Lee Keenen 11.6% 5,688
Total Votes 48,911
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

BattlegroundRace.jpg

The 23rd Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District elections, 2014


U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWill Hurd 49.8% 57,459
     Democratic Pete Gallego Incumbent 47.7% 55,037
     Libertarian Ruben Corvalan 2.5% 2,933
Total Votes 115,429
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 23rd Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which Pete Gallego (D) won election. He defeated incumbent Francisco Canseco (R), Jeffrey Blunt (L) and Ed Scharf (G) in the general election. This switched partisan control of the district.[3]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPete Gallego 50.3% 96,676
     Republican Francisco Canseco Incumbent 45.6% 87,547
     Libertarian Jeffrey C. Blunt 3% 5,841
     Green Ed Scharf 1.1% 2,105
Total Votes 192,169
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"


2010
On November 2, 2010, Francisco Canseco won election to the United States House. He defeated Ciro Rodriguez (D), Craig Stephens (I), Martin Nitschke (L) and Ed Scharf (G) in the general election.[4]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngFrancisco Canseco 49.4% 74,853
     Democratic Ciro Rodriguez incumbent 44.4% 67,348
     Independent Craig Stephens 3.6% 5,432
     Libertarian Martin Nitschke 1.6% 2,482
     Green Ed Scharf 0.9% 1,419
Total Votes 151,534


2008
On November 4, 2008, Ciro Rodriguez won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lyle Larson (R) and Lani Connolly (L) in the general election.[5]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCiro Rodriguez incumbent 55.8% 134,090
     Republican Lyle Larson 41.9% 100,799
     Libertarian Lani Connolly 2.3% 5,581
Total Votes 240,470


2006
On November 7, 2006, Ciro Rodriguez won election to the United States House. He defeated Henry Bonilla (R) in the general election.[6]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCiro Rodriguez 54.3% 38,256
     Republican Henry Bonilla incumbent 45.7% 32,217
Total Votes 70,473


2004
On November 2, 2004, Henry Bonilla won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joe Sullivan (D) and Nazirite Perez (L) in the general election.[7]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Bonilla incumbent 69.3% 170,716
     Democratic Joe Sullivan 29.4% 72,480
     Libertarian Nazirite Perez 1.3% 3,307
Total Votes 246,503


2002
On November 5, 2002, Henry Bonilla won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Henry Cuellar (D), Jeffrey Blunt (L) and Ed Scharf (G) in the general election.[8]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Bonilla incumbent 51.5% 77,573
     Democratic Henry Cuellar 47.2% 71,067
     Libertarian Jeffrey Blunt 0.7% 1,106
     Write-in Ed Scharf 0.5% 806
Total Votes 150,552


2000
On November 7, 2000, Henry Bonilla won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Isidro Garza, Jr. (D) and Jeffrey Blunt (L) in the general election.[9]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Bonilla incumbent 59.3% 119,679
     Democratic Isidro Garza, Jr. 38.8% 78,274
     Libertarian Jeffrey Blunt 1.9% 3,801
Total Votes 201,754


1998
On November 3, 1998, Henry Bonilla won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charlie Urbina Jones (D) and William Stallknecht (L) in the general election.[10]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 1998
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Bonilla incumbent 63.8% 73,177
     Democratic Charlie Urbina Jones 35.1% 40,281
     Libertarian William Stallknecht 1.1% 1,262
Total Votes 114,720


1996
On November 5, 1996, Henry Bonilla won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Jones (D) and Linda Caswell (Natural Law) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 1996
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Bonilla incumbent 61.8% 101,332
     Democratic Charles Jones 36.4% 59,596
     Natural Law Linda Caswell 1.8% 2,911
Total Votes 163,839


1994
On November 8, 1994, Henry Bonilla won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rolando Rios (D) in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Bonilla incumbent 62.6% 73,815
     Democratic Rolando Rios 37.4% 44,101
Total Votes 117,916


1992
On November 3, 1992, Henry Bonilla won election to the United States House. He defeated Albert Bustamante (D) and David Alter (L) in the general election.[13]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 1992
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Bonilla 59.1% 98,259
     Democratic Albert Bustamante incumbent 38.4% 63,797
     Libertarian David Alter 2.6% 4,291
Total Votes 166,347


1990
On November 6, 1990, Albert Bustamante won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jerome Gonzales (R) in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 1990
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlbert Bustamante incumbent 63.5% 71,052
     Republican Jerome Gonzales 36.5% 40,856
Total Votes 111,908


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 23
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Texas District 23
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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The 23rd 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]

In redistricting, The Hill published a list of the Top Ten House Members who were helped by redistricting.[28] Francisco Canseco ranked 3rd on the list.[28] The article notes that in the redistricting process, Republican legislators were "careful when they redrew the district not to bring down the district’s Hispanic percentage in order to avoid violating the Voting Rights Act, which protects minority voters."[28] Instead, redistricting switched out high-voting Democratic Hispanic areas with areas that have lower turnout.[28]

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' 23rd the 169th most Republican district nationally.[29]

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+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 23rd the 189th most Republican district nationally.[30]

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) 52.9%-45.8%.[31]

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+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 23rd the 188th most Republican district nationally.[32]

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 45.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 52.9%.[33]

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 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' 23rd Congressional District the 227th most Republican nationally.[34]

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 0.93. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.93 points toward that party.[35]

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
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Al Green (D)
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Chip Roy (R)
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