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RussBLib

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15. District 5 is in the Dallas area, not Houston or Austin

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 12:08 AM

Jul 16

My district 15 stretches from the Rio Grande River up to San Antonio and New Braunfels. Monica de la Cruz became the first Republican and woman to ever win the district. But the district has been so contorted over the years, it's almost meaningless.

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extremely moonshinegnomie Jul 15 #9

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