EXPLAINER: How the new congressional maps will impact the Valley
The explainer covers how the newly drawn congressional maps affect South Texas, including the Valley and districts like TX-28 and TX-35 (with changes to Hidalgo County components).
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Dione Sims is the Democratic nominee for Texas's 25th congressional district in 2026, facing Republican incumbent Roger Williams in a district that redistricting redrew for that election.
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The explainer covers how the newly drawn congressional maps affect South Texas, including the Valley and districts like TX-28 and TX-35 (with changes to Hidalgo County components).
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Dione Sims is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Texas's 25th congressional district, which runs from northern Arlington and southern and eastern Fort Worth out to exurban and rural areas south and west of Fort Worth, including Cleburne, Granbury and Stephenville.
Redistricting placed two incumbents in the district, Republican Roger Williams and Democrat Marc Veasey, and Veasey decided to pursue a short-lived bid for Tarrant County judge. Sims won the Democratic primary with 60.5% of the vote, defeating William Marks.
In the November 3, 2026, general election Sims faces Williams, the Republican nominee, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024.