De La Cruz was the first Republican to win a congressional race in South Texas. The 15th Congressional District was one of two new seats awarded to Texas following the 2020 census, driven by the state ...

Flores previously held the seat after winning a special election earlier in 2022, under a map that was more favorable to Republicans. Counties along the Texas-Mexico border made significant swings in ...

That said, compared with other states, Texas still has some of the highest levels of natural population growth—in 2023, three of the top five counties nationwide for natural population growth were in ...