Texas's 27th congressional district of the

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covers the coastal bend of

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consisting of Corpus Christi and

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up to

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near

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. Its current representative is Republican

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. Cloud was elected to the district in a

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on June 30, 2018, to replace former Republican representative

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, who had resigned on April 6. The 27th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the

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. The district is slightly less than 50%

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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. However, the

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later reversed the ruling, pronouncing the district constitutional in '' Abbott v. Perez''.

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX27.pdf
/ref> Aransas County (6) : All 6 communities Bastrop County (7) : Bastrop (part; also 10th), Cedar Creek, Mustang Ridge (shared with Caldwell and

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counties), Red Rock, Rosanky, Smithville (part; also 10th), Wyldwood Bee County (9) : All 9 communities Caldwell County (7) : All 7 communities Calhoun County (6) : All 6 communities DeWitt County (4) : All 4 communities Goliad County (1) :

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Gonzales County (4) : All 4 communities Jackson County (5) : All 5 communities Lavaca County (4) : All 4 communities Nueces County (18) : All 18 communities Refugio County (5) : All 5 communities San Patricio County (26) : All 26 communities Victoria County (5) : All 5 communities

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

2024

Historical district boundaries

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

27th Congressional District of Texas
''Texas District 27 Information site.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Texas's 27th Congressional District 27 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