Here’s how Tarrant’s congressional maps change under redistricting plan
Texas House representatives will hear from the public on Aug. 1 regarding possible new congressional districts, as lawmakers continue mid-decade redistricting.
The map up for consideration was filed by Rep. Todd Hunter, a Corpus Christi Republican, on Wednesday and could help President Donald Trump pick up five U.S. House seats.
Here’s what to know about the map under consideration in Austin.
A North Texas split
For those in Tarrant County, perhaps the biggest change under the proposed map is its reconfiguration of Congressional District 33. The district is currently split between Tarrant and Dallas counties, but if the new map is approved, the district would be fully contained within Dallas County.
The district would still overlap with much of its western Dallas County portions, but would extend farther into the central and eastern part of the county.
Tarrant County would be home to five congressional districts:
- District 6 represented by Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Waxahachie
- District 12 represented by Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Fort Worth
- District 24 represented by Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Irving
- District 25 represented by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Willow Park
- District 30 represented by Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas
Congressional Districts 12 and 25 would absorb much of what was Congressional District 33’s Tarrant County area.
That means Rep. Marc Veasey, a Fort Worth Democrat, would be drawn out of the district — though a congressional candidate doesn’t have to live in the district for which they’re running.
Republican gains under proposed map
Republican gains under the proposed map mean Tarrant County would lose a congressional seat, but the political leanings of the remaining five seats would remain more or less the same.
Trump carried most of Tarrant County’s congressional districts in 2024 in the presidential race against former Vice President Kamala Harris and would have likely won them under the proposed boundaries, as well.
According to an analysis of election data from the Texas Legislative Council:
- Trump won CD 6 with 63.6% of votes in 2024. He would have won with 60.6% of votes under the proposed map.
- Trump won CD 12 with 60.7% of votes in 2024. He would have won with 61.3% of votes under the proposed map.
- Trump won CD 24 with 57.1% of votes in 2024. He would have won with 56.7% of votes under the proposed map.
- Trump won CD 25 with 67.5% of votes in 2024. He would have won with 61.4% of votes under the proposed map.
- Trump lost CD 30 with 25.8% of votes in 2024. He would have lost with 25.7% of votes under the proposed map.
Congressional District 33 would remain a Democratic-leaning seat but in Dallas County, according to the council’s analysis of 2024 presidential results.
Looking at the state as a whole, Trump would have carried three congressional seats under the proposed districts that he lost in 2024, signaling possible Republican gains under the new map. One of those districts that could flip is North Texas’ Congressional District 32, represented by Rep. Julie Johnson, a Farmers Branch Democrat.
Two seats represented by Democrats in Congress — Rep. Henry Cuellar of Laredo’s House District 28 and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen’s House District 34 — would have margins slightly more favorable to Trump under the proposed map.
Demographic changes
Statewide, there would be 24 districts under the new map where white residents make up the majority of eligible voters, according to an analysis by The Texas Tribune. That’s up from 22 districts under the current map.
Veasey’s congressional district was one of four singled out by the Justice Department for being “unconstitutional ‘coalition districts.’” Coalition districts are predominantly composed of minority voters who tend to vote together. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton contested the idea that the districts were racially drawn in a response to the office.
Congressional District 33’s voting age population under the current boundaries is about 84% non-white. Just under 55% of the district’s voting age residents are Hispanic, about 20% are Black and 9% are Asian, according to the Texas Legislative Council.
If redrawn as proposed, about 73% of the district’s voting age population would be non-white. Roughly 50% of the district’s residents of voting age would be Hispanic, 16% would be Black and 7% Asian.
What’s Next?
The Texas House’s congressional redistricting committee is holding a hearing on the proposed map at 10 a.m. Aug. 1. There are 10 hours allocated for members of the public to weigh in on the proposal.
The Senate hasn’t put a map forward for consideration.
Democrats have vowed that all options are on the table as they try to stop the adoption of new congressional districts mid-decade.
This story was originally published July 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM.
