Texas's 7th congressional district

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Texas's 7th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district centered in the Houston area, historically known as a Republican stronghold that has become increasingly competitive and suburban in character.

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instanceOf United States congressional district
congressional district
abbreviation TX-07
chamber House of Representatives
contains Energy Corridor area of Houston
Memorial area of Houston
inner-ring suburbs of Houston
parts of Bellaire, Texas
parts of West University Place, Texas
portions of Fort Bend County suburbs
western Houston neighborhoods
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created 1967
currentRepresentative Lizzie Fletcher
currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
currentRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
elects one member of the United States House of Representatives
establishedFor 90th United States Congress
federalDistrictNumber 7
governingLaw United States Constitution
laws of the State of Texas
hasRepresentativeSince 2019
hasTypeOfVoters suburban voters
urban voters
hasUrbanAreas true
historicalDescription Republican stronghold
historicalPartyLeaning Republican
isSuburban true
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
levelOfGovernment federal
locatedIn Fort Bend County, Texas
Harris County
surface form: Harris County, Texas

Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area
surface form: Houston metropolitan area
numberOfRepresentatives 1
partOf United States Congress
politicalCompetitiveness swing district
previousNotableRepresentative Bill Archer
George H. W. Bush
John Culberson
recentPoliticalTrend increasingly competitive
suburban in character
redistrictedAfter 2010 United States Census
2020 United States census
surface form: 2020 United States Census
representedIn United States Congress
state Texas
timeZone Central Time Zone

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