HOUSTON – As early voting begins for the primary, many Houston-area residents are discovering that the district they’ve long called home has shifted under newly drawn mid-decade congressional maps.
According to Michael Adams, a significant portion of voters from southwest Houston and parts of Fort Bend County, previously in the 9th Congressional District, have been moved into the 18th Congressional District. He notes that about 60% of voters who formerly lived in CD-9 are now part of CD-18.
However, this shift also means some long-standing areas are no longer included in CD-18…