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Texas's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion of Dallas County, including Mesquite plus a number of smaller suburban, exurban and rural counties south and east of Dallas, including Henderson, Van Zandt, Kaufman, Wood, and part of Upshur.
The Political Compass website was established by political journalist Wayne Brittenden. [3] On July 2, 2001, an early version of the website appeared on the web server of One World Action. [4] The creators of The Political Compass acknowledged intellectual influences such as Wilhelm Reich and Theodor Adorno for their contributions to the field. [4]
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 1865. Texas has a total of 38 seats as of 2024.
English: Political compass - two-axis political spectrum chart with a horizontal socio-economic axis and a vertical socio-cultural axis, and ideologically representative political colours in each quadrant − a frequently used model of the political spectrum based on Hans Eysenck (1956)
Texas's 8th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes all of Polk and San Jacinto counties, and parts of Harris, Walker, and Montgomery counties. It includes much of the northern outlying areas of metro Houston , including Conroe , Magnolia , and most of Lake Livingston.
Political violence: pacifism (political views should not be imposed by violent force) vs. militancy (violence is a legitimate or necessary means of political expression). In North America , particularly in the United States, holders of these views are often referred to as " doves " and " hawks ", respectively.
However, after Texas' original 1960 district map was thrown out as a result of Wesberry v. Sanders, the 16th was shrunk down to the city of El Paso (except a sliver in the east) and most of its surrounding suburban communities. Since the 1990s, the 16th has been the only Democratic bastion in heavily Republican West Texas.
Texas's 36th congressional district is a district that was created as a result of the 2010 census. [4] The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections for a seat in the 113th United States Congress. [5] Steve Stockman won the general election, and represented the new district.