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Briscoe Cain Files First for Texas’ Redrawn 9th District as GOP Map Clears House

The early bid spotlights a plan set to reshape Houston‑area representation by turning Al Green’s longtime seat into a Republican stronghold.

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State Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, speaks with press outside the Texas House on Aug. 18, 2025.
Pedestrians walk along the East Front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 4, 2020.

Overview

  • Cain, a Deer Park Republican and chair of the Texas Freedom Caucus, filed an FEC statement less than 24 hours after voting for the new congressional map in the Texas House.
  • The remapped 9th shifts from southern Houston to east Harris County and Liberty County, moving from a Kamala Harris +44 district to one Donald Trump would have carried by 20 points in 2024.
  • The House-passed map awaits Senate consideration before reaching Gov. Greg Abbott, and Democrats are preparing Voting Rights Act litigation and other stalling tactics.
  • Rep. Al Green says he will be on the ballot in 2026 but has not said which district, with a newly drawn 18th currently lacking an incumbent and overlapping his base.
  • Across Texas, the proposal creates multiple GOP-leaning opportunities, reduces Harris County’s Democratic-leaning seats from four to three, and is prompting a broader Republican candidate scramble.