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Midtown Houston Midtown [5] South of Interstate 45, west and north of Interstate 69 Near Northwest Management District Greater Inwood Tomball Parkway to the north, T. C. Jester Road to the east, Pinemont Road to the south, Hollister Road to the west North Houston District Greenspoint: Centered around the junction of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8
Texas's 18th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes much of inner city Houston and the surrounding area. It has been the Downtown Houston district since 1972. The district is currently represented by Democrat Sylvester Turner.
The district was created as a result of the 2022 redistricting to account for rapid growth in Harris County during the previous decade, and includes many of the most Republican areas in Houston and Harris County, including much of the Katy Freeway corridor west of downtown Houston. The southern portion of the district - including Memorial City ...
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. [1] This has resulted in Texas’ maps being a partisan gerrymander, with few competitive districts. [2] [3]
When Houston was established in 1837, the city's founders divided it into political geographic districts called "wards." The ward designation is the progenitor of the nine current-day Houston City Council districts. Much of the predominantly African American First Ward was demolished and renovated as part of a gentrification effort. Much of the ...
1913 map of the six wards of Houston 1920 map of the six wards of Houston. When the city of Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837, its founders—John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen—divided it into political geographic districts called "wards".
English: Districts map for the Houston City Council, to be in effect from the 2023 election (elected councilors will be start their terms in 2024). Created with Dave's Redistricting App using the PDF file and precinct list of the districts from the Planning and Development Department of the City of Houston, and modified with Mapshaper.
District G serves areas in western Houston. [14] District G extends from an area inside the 610 Loop, between Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway) and Westheimer Road, westward to an area past Eldridge Road. [15] Neighborhoods in District G include the Memorial area, River Oaks and Tanglewood. [44]