Texas's 10th congressional district

Texas's 10th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives stretches from the northwestern portion of the Greater Houston region to the Greater Austin region. It includes Houston suburbs such as Katy, Cypress, Tomball, and Prairie View, cities in east-central Texas including Brenham and Columbus, and northern Austin and some suburbs including Pflugerville, Bastrop, Manor, and Elgin. The current representative is Michael McCaul.

For most of the time from 1903 to 2005, the 10th was centered on Austin. It originally included large portions of the Texas Hill Country. Future President Lyndon B. Johnson represented this district from 1937 to 1949. During the second half of the 20th century, Austin's dramatic growth resulted in the district becoming more compact over the years. By the 1990s, it was reduced to little more than Austin itself and surrounding suburbs in Travis County.

However, in a mid-decade redistricting conducted in 2003, the 10th was dramatically altered. It lost much of the southern portion of its territory. To make up for the loss in population, it was extended all the way to the outer fringes of Houston, making the new district heavily Republican. Five-term Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett was forced to transfer to another district. McCaul won the open seat in 2004, and has held it ever since.

Redistricting after the 2020 census made the district even more Republican, cutting out much of its territory closer to Houston while adding College Station, home to Texas A&M University.

Recent election results from statewide races

2023–2027 boundaries

{| class=wikitable

! Year

! Office

! Results

||2008

| President

| align="right" |McCain 62% - 37%

||2012

| President

| align="right" |Romney 67% - 33%

|rowspan=2|2014

| Senate

| align="right" |Cornyn 73% - 27%

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 69% - 31%

||2016

| President

| align="right" |Trump 60% - 34%

|rowspan=5|2018

| Senate

| align="right" |Cruz 58% - 41%

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 63% - 35%

| Lt. Governor

| align="right" |Patrick 58% - 39%

| Attorney General

| align="right" |Paxton 58% - 39%

| Comptroller of Public Accounts

| align="right" |Hegar 62% - 35%

|rowspan=2|2020

| President

| align="right" |Trump 59% - 40%

| Senate

| align="right" |Cornyn 60% - 37%

|rowspan=4|2022

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 61% - 37%

| Lt. Governor

| align="right" |Patrick 60% - 37%

| Attorney General

| align="right" |Paxton 60% - 37%

| Comptroller of Public Accounts

| align="right" |Hegar 64% - 34%

|rowspan=2|2024

| President

| align="right" |Trump 62% - 37%

| Senate

| align="right" |Cruz 59% - 38%

2027–2033 boundaries

{| class=wikitable

! Year

! Office

! Results

||2008

| President

| align="right" |McCain 60% - 39%

||2012

| President

| align="right" |Romney 65% - 35%

|rowspan=2|2014

| Senate

| align="right" |Cornyn 69% - 31%

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 65% - 35%

||2016

| President

| align="right" |Trump 58% - 37%

|rowspan=5|2018

| Senate

| align="right" |Cruz 56% - 43%

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 61% - 37%

| Lt. Governor

| align="right" |Patrick 56% - 41%

| Attorney General

| align="right" |Paxton 56% - 42%

| Comptroller of Public Accounts

| align="right" |Hegar 59% - 37%

|rowspan=2|2020

| President

| align="right" |Trump 56% - 42%

| Senate

| align="right" |Cornyn 59% - 39%

|rowspan=4|2022

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 59% - 39%

| Lt. Governor

| align="right" |Patrick 58% - 40%

| Attorney General

| align="right" |Paxton 57% - 40%

| Comptroller of Public Accounts

| align="right" |Hegar 62% - 36%

|rowspan=2|2024

| President

| align="right" |Trump 60% - 38%

| Senate

| align="right" |Cruz 58% - 39%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:

Austin County (8)

: All 8 communities

Bastrop County (7)

: Bastrop (part; also 27th), Camp Swift, Circle D-KC Estates, Elgin (shared with Travis County), McDade, Paige, Smithville (part; also 27th)

Brazos County (6)

: All 6 communities

Burleson County (9)

: All 9 communities

Colorado County (8)

: All 8 communities

Fayette County (8)

: All 8 communities

Grimes County (9)

: All 9 communities

Lee County (3)

: All 3 communities

Madison County (2)

: Madisonville, Midway

Travis County (18)

: Austin (part; also 21st, 35th, and 37th; shared with Hays and Williamson counties), Bee Cave, Briarcliff, Brushy Creek (part; also 31st and 37th), Cedar Park (part; also 31st; shared with Williamson County), Elgin (shared with Bastrop County), The Hills, Hudson Bend, Jonestown, Lago Vista, Lakeway, Leander (part; also 21st; shared with Williamson County), Manor (part; also 35th), Pflugerville (part; also 17th, 35th, and 37th; shared with Williamson County), Point Venture, Steiner Ranch, Volente, Webberville (part; also 35th), Wells Branch (part; also 37th)

Waller County (7)

: All 7 communities

Washington County (2)

: Brenham, Burton

Williamson County (4)

: Austin (part; also 35th and 37th; shared with Hays and Travis counties), Brushy Creek (part; also 37th), Cedar Park (part; also 31st; shared with Travis County), Round Rock (part; also 17th and 31st; shared with Travis County)

Future composition

Beginning with the 2026 election, the 10th district will consist of the following counties:

Bastrop (part)
Brazos
Burleson
Grimes
Houston
Lee
Leon
Madison
Polk
San Jacinto
Travis (part)
Trinity
Walker (part)

List of members representing the district

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

|- style="height:3em"

! Members

! Party

! Term

! Cong ress

! Electoral history

!District location

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan="6" | District established March 4, 1883

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px John Hancock

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885

| Elected in 1882 Retired.

| Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Coleman, Comal, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, Medina, Menard, McCulloch, Runnels, San Saba, Travis, Uvalde, and Williamson Counties.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Joseph D. Sayers

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893

|Elected in 1884 Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the .

| rowspan="13" |Texas Hill Country

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Walter Gresham

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895

| Elected in 1892. Lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Miles Crowley

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897

| Elected in 1894. Retired.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Robert B. Hawley

| | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901

| Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px George F. Burgess

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903

|

|Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the .

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Albert S. Burleson

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 6, 1913

| Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Resigned to become U.S. Postmaster General.

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | March 6, 1913 – April 15, 1913

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px James P. Buchanan

| | Democratic

| nowrap | April 15, 1913 – February 22, 1937

| Elected to finish Burleson's term. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936 Died.

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | February 22, 1937 – April 10, 1937

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Lyndon B. Johnson

| | Democratic

| nowrap | April 10, 1937 – January 3, 1949

| Elected to finish Buchanan's term. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Homer Thornberry

| | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1949 – December 20, 1963

|Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Resigned to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | December 20, 1963 – December 21, 1963

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px J. J. Pickle

| | Democratic

| nowrap | December 21, 1963 – January 3, 1995

| Elected to finish Thornberry's term. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Lloyd Doggett

| | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005

| Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Redistricted to the .

| 1995–2005: Travis County, TX: Austin and surrounding suburbs

|- style="height:3em"

| rowspan=3 align=left | frameless|122x122px Michael McCaul

| rowspan=3 | Republican

| rowspan=3 nowrap | January 3, 2005 – present

| rowspan=3 |

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. Retiring at the end of the term.

| 2005–2013 300px

| 2013–2023 300pxAustin, Bastrop (part), Colorado, Fayette, Harris (part), Lee (part), Travis (part), Waller, Washington

| 2023–2027 300pxAustin, Bastrop (part), Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Lee, Madison, Travis (part), Waller, Washington, Williamson (part)

Recent election results

2004

Due to the 2003 mid-decade redistricting plan, the 10th's boundaries were gerrymandered forcing Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett to redistrict to the 25th district. Attorney Michael McCaul won the Republican nomination and ran without any major-party opposition.