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These are tables of congressional delegations from the State of
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to the
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and
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. The current dean of the Texas delegation is
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(TX-30), having served in the House since 1993. 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.


U.S. House of Representatives


Current districts and representatives

The delegation consists of 36 members, with 24 Republicans and 12 Democrats. Starting in the 2022 midterms, per the
2020 United States census The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
, Texas will gain two new congressional seats.


Recent historical district boundaries

Below is a table of United States congressional district boundary maps for the State of Texas, presented chronologically. All 10 redistricting events that took place in Texas in the decades between 1973 and 2013 are illustrated here.


1845 to 1863: 2 seats

Upon statehood, Texas was apportioned two seats.


1863 to 1873: 4 seats

After the 1860 United States census, Texas gained two seats.


1873 to 1883: 6 seats

After the 1870 United States census, Texas gained two seats. At first, the state used at-large seats, but after 1875 all the seats were districted.


1883 to 1893: 11 seats

After the
1880 United States census The United States census of 1880 conducted by the Census Bureau during June 1880 was the tenth United States census.1890 United States census The United States census of 1890 was taken beginning June 2, 1890, but most of the 1890 census materials were destroyed in 1921 when a building caught fire and in the subsequent disposal of the remaining damaged records. It determined the reside ...
, Texas gained two seats.


1903 to 1913: 16 seats

After the 1900 United States census, Texas gained three seats.


1913 to 1933: 18 seats

After the 1910 United States census, Texas gained two seats. At first, they were elected at-large, but starting in 1919 all were districted. There was not a reapportionment after the 1920 United States census.


1933 to 1953: 21 seats

After the
1930 United States census The United States census of 1930, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated durin ...
, Texas gained three seats. At first, they were elected at-large, but starting in 1935 all were districted. There was no reapportionment after the
1940 United States census The United States census of 1940, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.3 percent over the 1930 population of 122,775,046 people. The census date of record w ...
.


1953 to 1963: 22 seats

After the
1950 United States census The United States census of 1950, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 census. This wa ...
, Texas gained one seat. At first, it was elected at-large, but starting in 1959 all were districted.


1963 to 1973: 23 seats

After the 1960 United States census, Texas gained one seat. At first, it was elected at-large, but starting in 1967 all were districted.


1973 to 1983: 24 seats

After the 1970 United States census, Texas gained one seat.


1983 to 1993: 27 seats

After the
1980 United States census The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
, Texas gained three seats.


1993 to 2003: 30 seats

After the 1990 United States census, Texas gained three seats.


2003 to 2013: 32 seats

After the
2000 United States census The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 cen ...
, Texas gained two seats. As typical, the delegation was redistricted for the 2002 elections. They were also redistricted in 2003, which gave Republicans a majority of seats after the 2004 elections.


2013 to 2023: 36 seats

After the
2010 United States census The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators servi ...
, Texas gained four seats.


2023 to present: 38 seats

After the
2020 United States census The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
, Texas gained two seats.


U.S. Senate


Key


See also

*
List of United States congressional districts Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wit ...
* Texas's congressional districts *
Political party strength in Texas The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Texas: *Governor of Texas, Governor *Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Lieutenant Governor *Texas Attorney General, Attorney General *Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts ...


References


External links

* {{US Congress by State
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
Politics of Texas Congressional delegations