Texas's 27th congressional district of the
United States House of Representatives
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covers the coastal bend of
Texas
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'
Gulf Coast
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consisting of
Corpus Christi and
Victoria
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up to
Bastrop County near
Austin
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. Its current representative is Republican
Michael Cloud
Michael Jonathan Cloud (born May 13, 1975) is an American politician representing Texas's 27th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life and career
Cl ...
. Cloud was elected to the district in a
special election
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on June 30, 2018, to replace former Republican representative
Blake Farenthold
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, who had resigned on April 6.
The 27th district was created as a result of the
redistricting cycle after the
1980 Census.
The district is slightly less than 50%
Hispanic
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, down from the 70% Hispanic population in the 2002–2010 cycles when the district reached from Corpus Christi to
Brownsville.
In August 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 27th district is unconstitutional, arguing that it displaces a Hispanic-opportunity district.
"Federal court invalidates part of Texas congressional map"
by Alexa Ura and Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune, Aug. 15, 2017 However, the United States Supreme Court
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later reversed the ruling, pronouncing the district constitutional in '' Abbott v. Perez''.
Election results from presidential races
List of members representing the district
Recent election results
Historical district boundaries
See also
*List of United States congressional districts
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References
*
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
27th Congressional District of Texas
''Texas District 27 Information site.''
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Corpus Christi, Texas
Bastrop County, Texas
Calhoun County, Texas
Jackson County, Texas
Lavaca County, Texas
Matagorda County, Texas
Nueces County, Texas
Refugio County, Texas
San Patricio County, Texas
Victoria County, Texas
Wharton County, Texas