The official directory of members of the U.S. House lists 38 seats allocated to Texas. At the time of the April 2026 directory update, 37 members are shown with party affiliation and one seat is marked as vacant, reflecting a vacancy in one Texas congressional district.

The Clerk’s membership roster includes a section for vacancies. In the April 2026 roster, Texas is listed with 38 seats, of which 37 are occupied and one is recorded as vacant. The partisan composition field for Texas shows 25 Republicans, 12 Democrats, and 1 vacancy.

The Texas Secretary of State’s 2026 election offices page explains offices and vacancies for the 2026 cycle and notes that if a new office is created, a vacancy occurs on the effective date of the act creating the office or order creating the office. This source is relevant as an official Texas election reference for vacancy handling, though it does not itself give the House party breakdown.

This official Texas redistricting map viewer is the state’s primary reference for congressional district boundaries and district numbering. It is relevant to identifying Texas’s congressional districts, including District 23, but the page content provided does not state the party breakdown or vacancy count.

The Press Gallery’s party breakdown page includes a state-by-state table. In the April 2026 update, Texas is shown with 38 total House seats: 25 Republican, 12 Democratic, and 1 vacancy. The table specifies that the vacancy is due to a recent resignation and that all other Texas seats are filled.

The official Texas "DistrictViewer" page for Plan C2333 describes the adopted congressional district map for Texas, showing that the state is divided into 38 U.S. House districts. This plan, implemented after the 2020 Census, defines the boundaries of districts including Texas's 23rd congressional district.

“On April 14, 2026, Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) resigned, leaving Texas’ 23rd Congressional District vacant.” The article adds: “As of April 14, 2026, Republicans have a 217 to 213 majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, with four vacancies.” It specifically lists Texas’ 23rd Congressional District among the four vacant seats.

The FEC page lists the 2026 U.S. House race for Texas District 23, including committees and candidates raising and spending money for the election. It reflects that TX‑23 is on the ballot in 2026 and, following Tony Gonzales’ resignation, is being contested as an open seat, with campaign finance activity continuing during the period when the seat is vacant.

The historical party divisions page provides breakdowns by Congress and by state delegation. For the 119th Congress as updated in spring 2026, the Texas entry lists a total of 38 seats with a composition of 25 Republicans, 12 Democrats, and 1 vacancy, reflecting the current distribution at that time.

A state redistricting resource page summarizing Texas’s U.S. House delegation notes that Texas has 38 congressional districts. For the 119th Congress as of April 2026, it lists 25 Republican-held seats, 12 Democratic-held seats, and one vacant seat. The roster identifies the specific district with a vacancy, which is not the 23rd Congressional District.

“The sprawling 23rd Congressional District of Texas is now without a voting representative in Washington D.C. after U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales resigned Tuesday.” The piece notes: “His resignation became effective April 14.” It clarifies: “What happens next to fill the now-vacant seat is up to Gov. Greg Abbott… But the district no longer has a member who can cast votes in Congress.” It also states that after the resignations of Gonzales and Democrat Eric Swalwell, “Republicans hold a 217-213 edge, with one independent and four vacancies.”

This article discusses the partisan balance in the Texas Legislature, noting that Republicans currently hold 88 seats to Democrats’ 62 in the Texas House and that 76 seats make a majority. While focused on the state House rather than the U.S. House delegation, it underscores the broader Republican dominance in Texas politics heading into the 2026 midterms.

In the overview of the 2026 U.S. House elections, Ballotpedia gives the partisan breakdown for the 118th Congress as: "Democratic: 212; Republican: 220; Vacancies: 3; Total: 435." It notes that three seats are vacant nationally, including one vacancy that occurred because a Republican member left office early.

The article states that the elections "will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the thirty-eight U.S. representatives from the state of Texas." In a summary of the current delegation, it notes that prior to the 2026 elections, Texas is represented by 25 Republicans and 12 Democrats in the U.S. House, with one vacant seat, for a total of 38 seats.

Discussing the composition of the Texas congressional delegation, the analysis notes: "Of the 38 members of the Texas Delegation, 13 are Democrats and 25 are Republican." This description treats all 38 seats as being filled and does not mention any vacancies.

The article states: “The 2026 Texas's 23rd congressional district special election will be held sometime in 2026 to fill the vacant seat in Texas's 23rd congressional district left by Tony Gonzales, whose resignation took effect April 14.” It explains that “Incumbent Tony Gonzales announced his resignation on April 13… Ultimately, Gonzales filed his resignation on April 14, with it taking effect at 11:59 PM EST that night.” The election is described as filling “the vacant seat” for the remainder of the 119th Congress.

For the 2024 cycle, Ballotpedia’s summary notes that Texas elects **38** U.S. House members. The partisan breakdown following the 2024 elections is described as **25 Republicans and 13 Democrats** winning seats. This 25–13 split provides the baseline partisan composition of the Texas delegation prior to any changes such as Tony Gonzales’ April 2026 resignation from TX‑23.

The Hobby School page discusses the 2026 Republican primaries for Texas congressional districts and notes that "Wesley Hunt's campaign for the U.S. Senate, Congressional District 38 has numerous candidates vying to represent the Republican Party on the November ballot." The analysis assumes continued Republican control of several districts based on prior election results.

Cook’s race profile for TX‑23 explains that “On April 13, Gonzales announced that he would resign from Congress, leaving this seat vacant.” It lists key dates for the 2026 cycle and treats TX‑23 as an open‑seat contest, indicating that after his resignation the district no longer had an incumbent representative.

Ballotpedia’s partisan breakdown for Texas shows 25 Republicans, 12 Democrats, and 1 vacancy in the U.S. House at the time reflected on the page. The page also states that Texas voters will elect 38 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from the state’s 38 districts.

Ballotpedia’s district-level Texas House election pages document individual district contests and incumbents for 2026. This is useful supporting context for identifying the composition of the Texas delegation, but the snippet provided does not address the statewide partisan total.

Ballotpedia’s district-level Texas House election page identifies Christian Menefee as the incumbent in District 18. It helps establish one member of the delegation but does not by itself confirm the full April 2026 count.

KSAT describes TX‑23 as a sprawling district and covers the March 2026 primary contest. It lists Tony Gonzales as the incumbent among Republican candidates at that time, but the article predates his April resignation. This underscores that after the March primary he was still in office, and that the vacancy only arose once he resigned in mid‑April 2026.

270toWin describes Texas as having 38 congressional districts, the second-largest delegation in the country. The page is relevant background for the size of the delegation, though the snippet provided does not directly verify the April 2026 party split or vacancy.

In April 2026, Texas’s 23rd Congressional District became vacant after the seat’s incumbent left the House, and the vacancy remained until a special election filled it later in 2026. This is consistent with Texas delegation tables that show 24 Republicans, 13 Democrats, and 1 vacancy during that period.

The current Texas House delegation consists of 38 members: 24 Republicans, 13 Democrats, and 1 vacancy. The table lists District 23 as vacant, with the vacancy beginning on April 14, 2026.