Texas's 28th congressional district explained
| State: | Texas |
| District Number: | 28 |
| Image Name: | Texas US Congressional District 28 (since 2021).tif |
| Image Width: | 400 |
| Image Caption: | Texas's 28th congressional district since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Henry Cuellar |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Laredo |
| Distribution Ref: | [1] |
| Percent Urban: | 82.75 |
| Percent Rural: | 17.25 |
| Population: | 777,758[2] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $60,356 |
| Percent White: | 17.2 |
| Percent Black: | 4.4 |
| Percent Asian: | 0.9 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 1.7 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 75.3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.5 |
| Cpvi: | D+3[3] |
Texas's 28th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers a strip in deep south Texas starting in the eastern outskirts of San Antonio, and ending at the U.S.–Mexico border. Towns entirely or partially within this district include Converse, Laredo, Rio Grande City, and Universal City. TX-28 includes The Alamo, a historic monument in what is now downtown San Antonio that plays a central role in Texas' identity. The current Representative from the 28th district is Henry Cuellar.
Election results from recent statewide races
Results under current lines (since 2023)[4]
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong
ress | Electoral history | width=350 | District location |
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| District established January 3, 1993 |
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Frank Tejeda
| | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 –
January 30, 1997 | | Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Died. | 1993–2003
Atascosa, Duval, Frio, Jim Hogg, La Salle, McMullen, Starr, Wilson, and Zapata; parts of Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, and Jim Wells |
| Vacant | nowrap | January 30, 1997 –
April 17, 1997 | | |
Ciro Rodriguez
| Democratic | April 17, 1997 –
January 3, 2005 | | Elected to finish Tejeda's term.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Lost renomination. |
2003–2005
Atascosa, Duval, Frio, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, La Salle, McMullen, Starr, and Zapata; parts of Bexar and Hidalgo |
Henry Cuellar
| Democratic | January 3, 2005 –
present | | Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022. | 2005–2007
Atascosa, Frio, Guadalupe, La Salle, McMullen, Webb, Wilson, and Zapata; parts of Bexar, Comal, and Hays |
2007–2013
Atascosa, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, McMullen, Starr, Webb, and Zapata; parts of Bexar and Hidalgo |
2013–2023
Atascosa, McMullen, Starr, Webb, and Zapata; parts of Bexar, Hidalgo, La Salle, and Wilson[6] |
2023–present
Atascosa, Bexar (part), Duval, Guadalupe (part), Jim Hogg, McMullen, Starr, Webb, Zapata[7] | |
Recent election results
2006 election
On June 28, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Texas legislature's redistricting plan violated the Voting Rights Act in the case of Texas's 23rd congressional district. As a result, on August 4, 2006, a three-judge panel announced replacement district boundaries for 2006 election for the 23rd district, which affected the boundaries of the 15th, 21st, 25th and 28th districts.
On election day in November, these five districts had open primaries, or a "jungle primary"; any candidate to receive more than 50% of the vote wins the seat. Otherwise, a runoff election in December will decide the seat.[8]
Cuellar retained his seat in the 28th district.
2022 election
See also
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) . . April 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130402141525/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html . dead.
- Web site: Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP) . US Census Bureau . My Congressional District . October 6, 2023 . www.census.gov . EN-US.
- Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. en.
- Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List . 2023-01-23 . Cook Political Report . en.
- Web site: TX 2022 Congressional . 2023-07-15 . Dave’s Redistricting App . en.
- Web site: August 26, 2021 . District Population Analysis with County Subtotals CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2100 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627201121/https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/d76b111c-63a8-4868-b937-2f689d61060b/resource/42d93c3b-9571-45c2-9829-5bf491459fab/download/planc2100r100.pdf . June 27, 2022 . January 1, 2023 . Capitol Data Portal . Texas Legislative Council.
- Web site: October 17, 2021 . District Population Analysis with County Subtotals CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2193 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225103632/https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/b806b39a-4bab-4103-a66a-9c99bcaba490/resource/494a6420-5004-4fcc-a7c6-a6d5a24e34a6/download/planc2193r100.pdf . December 25, 2022 . January 1, 2023 . Capitol Data Portal . Texas Legislative Council.
- Web site: August 4, 2006 . Austin American-Statesman .
