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OKLAHOMA NEW MEXICO ARKANSAS L O U I S I A N A CHIHUAHUA DURANGO COAHUILA NUEVO LEON TAMAULIPAS M E X I C O G U L F O F M E X I C O The National Atlas of the United States of America U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey TEXAS Where We Are nationalatlas.gov TM R O pagecd113_tx.ai INTERIOR-GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESTON, VIRGINIA-2013 MILES 0 50 100 150 200 Albers equal area projection Dallam Sherman Hansford Ochiltree Lipscomb Hartley Moore Hutchinson Roberts Hemphill Oldham Potter Carson Gray Wheeler Deaf Smith Randall Armstrong Donley Collings- worth Parmer Castro Swisher Briscoe Hall Child- ress Hardeman Bailey Wilbarger Lamb Hale Floyd Motley Cottle Foard Wichita Clay Cochran Hockley Montague Lubbock Crosby Grayson Red River Cooke Dickens Lamar King Knox Fannin Baylor Archer Bowie Yoakum Terry Lynn Garza Kent Delta Jack Stonewall Haskell Throck- morton Wise Denton Young Collin Hunt Titus Franklin Morris Hopkins Cass Gaines Dawson Borden Camp Scurry Fisher Jones Palo Pinto Parker Wood Shackel- ford Tarrant Stephens Dallas Rock- wall Rains Upshur Marion Kaufman Van Zandt Harrison Andrews Martin Smith Gregg Howard Mitchell Nolan Taylor Callahan Hood Johnson Eastland Ellis Erath El Paso Hudspeth Rusk Panola Henderson Culberson Somer- vell Navarro Winkler Ector Comanche Reeves Loving Hill Midland Glasscock Bosque Sterling Coke Runnels Coleman Cherokee Brown Anderson Hamilton Freestone Shelby Ward McLennan Nacog- doches Crane Upton Limestone Tom Green Reagan Mills Coryell San Augus- tine Concho Leon Irion Sabine Pecos Houston McCulloch Angelina San Saba Falls Lampasas Jeff Davis Trinity Robertson Bell Crockett Newton Schleicher Jasper Menard Polk Milam Madison Tyler Walker Burnet Mason Presidio Brazos Llano Williamson Brewster San Jacinto Grimes Terrell Sutton Kimble Burleson Travis Montgomery Lee Gillespie Hardin Blanco Liberty Val Verde Bastrop Washing- ton Edwards Hays Kerr Orange Waller Jefferson Kendall Harris Fayette Real Austin Caldwell Comal Bandera Colorado Chambers Guadalupe Gonzales Bexar Fort Bend Medina Kinney Uvalde Lavaca Wharton Brazoria Galveston Wilson DeWitt Atascosa Jackson Karnes Matagorda Maverick Zavala Frio Victoria Goliad Live Oak Bee Calhoun Dimmit La Salle McMullen Refugio Webb San Patricio Aransas Duval Jim Wells Nueces Kleberg Jim Hogg Zapata Kenedy Brooks Starr Hidalgo Willacy Cameron 13 19 4 26 12 3 11 1 24 5 32 30 6 17 31 16 23 8 10 21 15 25 28 18 7 29 14 33 34 35 36 9 22 20 27 2 14 Alpine Childress Dalhart Fredericksburg Lampasas Pecos Plainview Sonora Uvalde Van Horn Eagle Pass Snyder Fort Stockton Baytown Cleburne Del Rio Kingsville Longview Midland Nacogdoches Odessa San Angelo Socorro Temple Texarkana Tyler Victoria Big Spring Port Arthur Galveston Abilene Amarillo Beaumont Brownsville Corpus Christi Laredo Lubbock Waco Wichita Falls McAllen El Paso Fort Worth Dallas Houston San Antonio Austin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 The Constitution prescribes Congres- sional apportionment based on decennial census population data. Each state has at least one Representative, no matter how small its population. Since 1941, distribution of Representatives has been based on total U.S. population, so that the average population per Representative has the least possible variation between one state and any other. Congress fixes the number of voting Representatives at each apportionment. States delineate the district boundaries. The first House of Representatives in 1789 had 65 members; currently there are 435. There are non-voting delegates from American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS 113th Congress (January 2013–January 2015)

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The Constitution prescribes Congres-sional apportionment based on decennial census population data. Eachstate has at least one Representative, no matter how small its population. Since 1941, distribution of Representatives has been based on total U.S. population, so that the average population per Representative has the least possible variation between one state and anyother. Congress fixes the number of voting Representatives at each apportionment. States delineate the district boundaries. The first House of Representatives in 1789 had 65 members; currently there are 435.There are non-voting delegates from American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS113th Congress (January 2013–January 2015)