United States congressional delegations from Texas


These are tables of congressional delegations from the State of Texas to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

U.S. House delegation

Current districts and representatives

The delegation consists of 36 members, with 23 Republicans, and 13 Democrats after the 2018 election.

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.
YearStatewide map
1973–1975
1975–1983
1983–1985
1985–1993
1993–1997
1997–2003
2003–2005
2005–2007
2007–2013
2013 – Present

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.
CongressCongress
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1873–1875		William S. Herndon
William P. McLean
De Witt C. Giddings
John Hancock
Roger Q. Mills
Asa H. Willie
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1873–1875
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1875–1877		John H. Reagan
David B. Culberson
James W. Throckmorton
Roger Q. Mills
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1875–1877
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1875–1877		John Hancock
Gustave Schleicher
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1875–1877
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1877–1879		De Witt C. Giddings
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1877–1879		-----
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1879–1881		Olin Wellborn
George W. Jones
Christopher C. Upson
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1879–1881		---
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1881–1883		'
1881–1883		------

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.

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.

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, 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 present: 36 seats

After the 2010 United States Census, Texas gained four seats.

Senate

Class 1 senatorsCongressClass 2 senators
Thomas J. Rusk 29th Sam Houston
30th --
31st --
32nd --
33rd --
34th Sam Houston -
35th --
35th James Pinckney Henderson -
35th Matthias Ward -
36th John Hemphill -
36th Louis T. Wigfall -
American Civil War37th American Civil War
American Civil War38th American Civil War
American Civil War39th American Civil War
American Civil War40th American Civil War
James W. Flanagan 41st Morgan C. Hamilton
42nd --
43rd --
Samuel B. Maxey 44th -
45th Richard Coke -
46th --
47th --
48th --
49th --
John H. Reagan 50th -
51st --
52nd --
52nd Horace Chilton -
52nd Roger Q. Mills -
53rd --
54th Horace Chilton -
55th --
Charles A. Culberson 56th -
57th Joseph W. Bailey -
58th --
59th --
60th --
61st --
62nd --
62nd Rienzi M. Johnston -
62nd Morris Sheppard -
63rd --
64th --
65th --
66th --
67th --
Earle B. Mayfield 68th -
69th --
70th --
Thomas T. Connally 71st -
72nd --
73rd --
74th --
75th --
76th --
77th --
77th Andrew Jackson Houston -
77th Wilbert Lee O'Daniel -
78th --
79th --
80th --
81st Lyndon Johnson -
82nd --
Price Daniel 83rd -
84th --
85th --
85th William A. Blakley -
85th Ralph W. Yarborough -
86th --
87th William A. Blakley -
87th John G. Tower -
88th --
89th --
90th --
91st --
Lloyd Bentsen 92nd -
93rd --
94th --
95th --
96th --
97th --
98th --
99th Phil Gramm -
100th --
101st --
102nd --
103rd --
103rd Robert Krueger -
103rd Kay Bailey Hutchison -
104th --
105th --
106th --
107th --
108th John Cornyn -
109th --
110th --
111th --
112th --
Ted Cruz 113th -
114th --
115th --
116th --

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