Inner Loop residents may be voting for new congressional representatives next year after Texas lawmakers redrew 37 of the state’s 38 congressional districts during a special legislative session.

Texas Republicans, who currently hold 25 U.S. House seats, said they hoped the mid-decade redistricting effort would help them net up to five more seats during the 2026 midterm elections. Among those is TX-09, which covers portions of South Houston and is served by U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston. The changes will also affect TX-18, a seat that is currently vacant and will be filled by a Nov. 4 special election after U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner died March 4.

District 9 will shift east to include communities outside Harris County under the new map, while District 18 will move to absorb the existing p

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