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Briscoe Cain Files for Texas’ Redrawn 9th as GOP Eyes New House Gains

The filing signals a Republican scramble driven by a pending mid‑cycle map.

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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.
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Overview

  • Caine submitted an FEC statement less than a day after voting for the new congressional map in the Texas House.
  • The 9th District shifts to east Harris County and Liberty County, converting a Harris +44 seat into one Trump would have won by about 20 points and overlapping Cain’s home base.
  • Incumbent Al Green says he intends to be on the ballot next year, while many of his current constituents are moved into the open 18th District.
  • The map is expected to clear the Senate this week before going to Gov. Greg Abbott, reducing Harris County’s Democratic-leaning U.S. House seats from four to three.
  • Republicans are lining up for other newly favorable contests, including South Texas’ 28th and 34th (both redrawn to Trump +10), a new San Antonio-area 35th (Trump +10), and a reworked Dallas-area 32nd (Trump +18) where businessman Ryan Binkley has already launched a campaign.