United States congressional delegations from Texas
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A long history exists of various individuals serving in the congressional delegations from the State of Texas to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, with all of this occurring after Texas as a territory was annexed as a State in December 1845.
Texas has a total of 38 seats as of 2024. The current dean of the Texas delegation is Representative Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) of the Democratic Party. He has served in the House since 1995 and is 79 years old.
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.[3] This has resulted in Texas’ maps being a partisan gerrymander, with few competitive districts.[4][5]
U.S. House of Representatives
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Current districts and representatives
The delegation consists of 38 members, with 25 Republicans, 12 Democrats and 1 vacancy.
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Recent historical district boundaries
Below is a table of United States congressional district boundary maps for the State of Texas, presented chronologically.[8] 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.
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| Template:USCongressOrdinal (1845–1847) | Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | David S. Kaufman (D) | Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Timothy Pilsbury (D) |
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| Template:USCongressOrdinal (1849–1851) | Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Volney Howard (D) | |
| Template:USCongressOrdinal (1851–1853) | Template:Party cell | Richardson A. Scurry (D) | |
| Template:USCongressOrdinal (1853–1855) | Template:Party cell | George W. Smyth (D) | Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Peter Hansborough Bell (D) |
| Template:USCongressOrdinal (1855–1857) | Template:Party cell | Lemuel D. Evans (KN) | |
| Template:USCongressOrdinal (1857–1859) | Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | John H. Reagan (D) | Template:Party cell | Guy M. Bryan (D) |
| Template:USCongressOrdinal (1859–1861) | Template:Party cell | Andrew Jackson Hamilton (ID) | |
| Template:USCongressOrdinal (1861–1863) | American Civil War | |
1863 to 1873: 4 seats
After the 1860 United States census, Texas gained two seats.
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| Template:Party cell | George W. Whitmore (R) | Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | John C. Conner (D) | Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | William Thomas Clark (R) |
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| Template:USCongressOrdinal (1871–1873) | Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | William S. Herndon (D) | Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | John Hancock (D) | ||
| Template:Party cell | D. C. Giddings (D) | ||||
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, Texas gained five seats.
1893 to 1903: 13 seats
After the 1890 United States census, 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, 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.
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1953 to 1963: 22 seats
After the 1950 United States census, 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, Texas gained three seats.
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1993 to 2003: 30 seats
After the 1990 United States census, Texas gained three seats.
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2003 to 2013: 32 seats
After the 2000 United States census, 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.
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2013 to 2023: 36 seats
After the 2010 United States census, Texas gained four seats.
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2023 to present: 38 seats
After the 2020 United States census, Texas gained two seats.
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U.S. Senate
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| Current U.S. senators from Texas | ||||
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| Party | Template:Party shading/Text/Republican | Template:Party shading/Text/Republican | ||
| Incumbent since | January 3, 2013 | December 2, 2002 | ||
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| Class I senator | Congress | Class II senator | ||
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| Template:Party cell rowspan=7 | Thomas Jefferson Rusk (D) | 29th (1845–1847) | rowspan="4" Template:Party cell | Sam Houston (D) | ||
| 30th (1847–1849) | ||||
| 31st (1849–1851) | ||||
| 32nd (1851–1853) | ||||
| 33rd (1853–1855) | rowspan="2" Template:Party cell | Sam Houston (KN) | |||
| 34th (1855–1857) | ||||
| 35th (1857–1859) | rowspan="3" Template:Party cell | Sam Houston (I) | |||
| Template:Party cell | J. Pinckney Henderson (D) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Matthias Ward (D) | ||||
| 36th (1859–1861) | rowspan="2" Template:Party cell | John Hemphill (D) | |||
| Template:Party cell | Louis Wigfall (D) | ||||
| rowspan=4 Template:Party cell | American Civil War | 37th (1861–1863) | rowspan=4 Template:Party cell | American Civil War | ||
| 38th (1863–1865) | ||||
| 39th (1865–1867) | ||||
| 40th (1867–1869) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | J. W. Flanagan (R) | 41st (1869–1871) | rowspan="2" Template:Party cell | Morgan C. Hamilton (R) | ||
| 42nd (1871–1873) | ||||
| 43rd (1873–1875) | Template:Party cell | Morgan C. Hamilton (LR) | |||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=6 | Samuel B. Maxey (D) | 44th (1875–1877) | Template:Party cell | Morgan C. Hamilton (R) | ||
| 45th (1877–1879) | Template:Party cell rowspan=11 | Richard Coke (D) | |||
| 46th (1879–1881) | ||||
| 47th (1881–1883) | ||||
| 48th (1883–1885) | ||||
| 49th (1885–1887) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | John H. Reagan (D) | 50th (1887–1889) | |||
| 51st (1889–1891) | ||||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | ||||
| Template:Party cell | Horace Chilton (D) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=4 | Roger Q. Mills (D) | ||||
| 53rd (1893–1895) | ||||
| 54th (1895–1897) | Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Horace Chilton (D) | |||
| 55th (1897–1899) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=14 | Charles A. Culberson (D) | 56th (1899–1901) | |||
| 57th (1901–1903) | rowspan="6" Template:Party cell | Joseph W. Bailey (D) | |||
| 58th (1903–1905) | ||||
| 59th (1905–1907) | ||||
| 60th (1907–1909) | ||||
| 61st (1909–1911) | ||||
| 62nd (1911–1913) | ||||
| Template:Party cell | Rienzi Melville Johnston (D) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=16 | Morris Sheppard (D) | ||||
| 63rd (1913–1915) | ||||
| 64th (1915–1917) | ||||
| 65th (1917–1919) | ||||
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||||
| 67th (1921–1923) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Earle B. Mayfield (D) | 68th (1923–1925) | |||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||||
| 70th (1927–1929) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=14 | Tom Connally (D) | 71st (1929–1931) | |||
| 72nd (1931–1933) | ||||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | ||||
| 74th (1935–1937) | ||||
| 75th (1937–1939) | ||||
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||||
| 77th (1941–1943) | ||||
| Template:Party cell | Andrew Jackson Houston (D) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=4 | W. Lee O'Daniel (D) | ||||
| 78th (1943–1945) | ||||
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||||
| 80th (1947–1949) | ||||
| 81st (1949–1951) | rowspan="8" Template:Party cell | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | |||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Price Daniel (D) | 83rd (1953–1955) | |||
| 84th (1955–1957) | ||||
| 85th (1957–1959) | ||||
| Template:Party cell | William A. Blakley (D) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=8 | Ralph Yarborough (D) | ||||
| 86th (1959–1961) | ||||
| 87th (1961–1963) | Template:Party cell | William A. Blakley (D) | |||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=12 | John Tower (R) | ||||
| 88th (1963–1965) | ||||
| 89th (1965–1967) | ||||
| 90th (1967–1969) | ||||
| 91st (1969–1971) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=12 | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | 92nd (1971–1973) | |||
| 93rd (1973–1975) | ||||
| 94th (1975–1977) | ||||
| 95th (1977–1979) | ||||
| 96th (1979–1981) | ||||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||
| 98th (1983–1985) | ||||
| 99th (1985–1987) | Template:Party cell rowspan=11 | Phil Gramm (R) | |||
| 100th (1987–1989) | ||||
| 101st (1989–1991) | ||||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | ||||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | ||||
| Template:Party cell | Bob Krueger (D) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=10 | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) | ||||
| 104th (1995–1997) | ||||
| 105th (1997–1999) | ||||
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||||
| 108th (2003–2005) | Template:Party cell rowspan=12 | John Cornyn (R) | |||
| 109th (2005–2007) | ||||
| 110th (2007–2009) | ||||
| 111th (2009–2011) | ||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=7 | Ted Cruz (R) | 113th (2013–2015) | |||
| 114th (2015–2017) | ||||
| 115th (2017–2019) | ||||
| 116th (2019–2021) | ||||
| 117th (2021–2023) | ||||
| 118th (2023–2025) | ||||
| 119th (2025–2027) | ||||
Key
See also
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- List of United States congressional districts
- Political party strength in Texas
- Redistricting in Texas
References
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External links
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