| Texas's 27th congressional district | |
|---|---|
 Texas's 27th congressional district - since January 3, 2023. | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 779,431[2] |
| Median household income | $64,983[3] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+13[4] |
Texas's 27th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers the coastal bend of Texas' Gulf Coast consisting of Corpus Christi and Victoria up to Bastrop County near Austin. Its current representative is Republican Michael Cloud. Cloud was elected to the district in a special election on June 30, 2018, to replace former Republican representative Blake Farenthold, who had resigned on April 6.[5][6]
The 27th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.
The district is slightly less than 50% Hispanic, down from the 70% Hispanic population in the 2002–2010 cycles when the district reached from Corpus Christi to Brownsville.[7]
In August 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 27th district is unconstitutional, arguing that it displaces a Hispanic-opportunity district.[8] However, the United States Supreme Court later reversed the ruling, pronouncing the district constitutional in Abbott v. Perez.
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Brufke, Juliegrace (April 6, 2018). "GOP Rep. Farenthold resigns amid sexual harassment scandal". The Hill. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results: Texas Will Vote to Replace Congressman Who Retired Amid Scandal". The New York Times. June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ Texas 27th District Profile The New York Times Accessed November 2010
- ^ "Federal court invalidates part of Texas congressional map" by Alexa Ura and Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune, Aug. 15, 2017