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Local Government Information: North Houston

Local government resources for North Houston

Find Your Representatives

The following representatives serve members of the Houston area.

To identify your local district, visit the DistrictViewer.

To identify additional Texas representatives, visit  Texas Legislature Online: Who Represents Me? Search 

Texas is in the process of redistricting, with some plans effective as of January 2023. For more information, see the Texas Redistricting website.

United States Senate

U.S. SenateEach state in the United States gets 2 seats in the United States Senate.

Senators are elected for 6-year terms with no term limits.

Name Contact Information
John Cornyn Contact
Ted Cruz  Contact

United States House

U.S. House of RepresentativesTexas is divided into 36 districts with one representative from each for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Elected to a two-year term, each representative serves the people of a specific congressional district by introducing bills and serving on committees, among other duties.

Texas Senate

The Senate of Texas consists of one representative from each of the 31 districts in Texas.

Representatives are elected for 4 year, overlapping terms. Districts are divided based on census population. Houston itself, due to population, is divided into several different districts.

Texas House

State of Texas House of RepresentativesThe Texas House of Representatives consists of 150 members representing different districts in Texas.

Each member represents a single district and serves in two-year terms.

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