Population (2015) 741,162 Cook PVI D+12 (2014) | Median income 41,434 | |
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Current Representative Beto O'Rourke (D–El Paso) Ethnicity 4.5% White
4.2% Black
1.4% Asian
79.5% Hispanic
0.7% Native American
9.7% other | ||
Texas District 16 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves El Paso and the surrounding area in the state of Texas. The current Representative from District 16 is Beto O'Rourke.
At one time, the 16th stretched across 42,000 square miles (110,000 km2), from El Paso in the west to the Permian Basin (Midland and Odessa) in the east. However, after Texas' original 1960 district map was thrown out as a result of Wesberry v. Sanders, the 16th was shrunk down to the city of El Paso and most of its surrounding suburban communities.
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Texas's 16th congressional district Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA