Texas's 10th Congressional District

Texas's 10th Congressional District is represented by Michael McCaul (Republican), who has held the seat since 2005. McCaul has an overall VoteSee report card grade of C, voted in 86% of roll-call votes on bills this Congress, and votes with the Republican majority 94% of the time. The district includes College Station, Bryan, and Austin. It takes in all or part of 13 counties; the most populous parts are in Brazos County and Travis County. About 797,000 people live in the district, and the median household income is $84,909.

Current Representative

Michael McCaul (Republican) has represented Texas's 10th Congressional District since 2005.

• VoteSee report card grade: C
• Attendance in the 119th Congress: 86% of roll-call votes on bills
• Votes with the Republican majority: 94%

See Michael McCaul's full voting record and issue positions →

2026 Election

U.S. House: Texas 10th District

Winner: Chris Gober.

This is an open seat: Michael McCaul is not running for re-election. 2 candidates were on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot.

• Chris Gober (Republican): raised $3.1M, $166K cash on hand
• Caitlin Rourk (Democratic): raised $576K, $79K cash on hand

Polls

Fewer than 2 polls ended in the last 30 days, so there is no average.

Pollster	Dates	Sample	Gober	Rourk
Change Research	Sep 18, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026	613 LV	48%	41%

Polls compiled from Wikipedia; see each pollster for full results.

See the full 2026 race →

District Demographics

• Population: 797,070
• Median household income: $84,909
• Median age: 36
• Median home value: $369,600
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, 119th Congress boundaries.

How McCaul Voted Recently

• Not Voting on American Enrichment Deployment Act (Nov 9, 2026) — Passed
• Not Voting on Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act (Nov 9, 2026) — Passed
• Yea on Retire through Ownership Act (Sep 16, 2026) — Passed
• Yea on Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (Sep 16, 2026) — Passed
• Yea on Ratepayer Protection Act (Sep 16, 2026) — Passed

Breaks with the Republican majority

• No on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (Jul 15, 2026) — Failed
• No on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (Jul 15, 2026) — Failed
• Yea on Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes. (Jun 4, 2026) — Passed

Who Held This Seat Before

Members of Congress who previously represented Texas's 10th Congressional District. District lines are redrawn after each census, so earlier members may have represented a different area under this number.

• Lloyd Doggett — Democrat (1995–2005)
• Jake Pickle — Democrat (1963–1995)
• William Thornberry — Democrat (1949–1965)
• Lyndon Johnson — Democrat (1937–1949)
• James Buchanan — Democrat (1913–1939)
• Albert Burleson — Democrat (1903–1915)
• George Burgess — Democrat (1901–1903)
• Robert Hawley — Republican (1897–1901)
• Miles Crowley — Democrat (1895–1897)
• Walter Gresham — Democrat (1893–1895)
• Joseph Sayers — Democrat (1885–1893)
• John Hancock — Democrat (1883–1885)

Where the District Is

Texas's 10th Congressional District covers 7,668 square miles of land. Boundaries are for the current (119th) Congress.

Counties

• Brazos County: 31% of residents
• Travis County (part): 24% of residents
• Waller County: 7% of residents
• Bastrop County (part): 7% of residents
• Williamson County (part): 6% of residents
• Washington County: 5% of residents
• Austin County: 4% of residents
• Grimes County: 4% of residents
• Fayette County: 3% of residents
• Colorado County: 3% of residents
• Burleson County: 2% of residents
• Lee County: 2% of residents
• Madison County: 2% of residents

Largest communities

• College Station
• Bryan
• Austin (part)
• Lakeway
• Pflugerville (part)
• Cedar Park (part)
• Brenham
• Steiner Ranch (part)

Neighboring Districts

• Texas's 8th Congressional District — Morgan Luttrell (Republican)
• Texas's 17th Congressional District — Pete Sessions (Republican)
• Texas's 21st Congressional District — Chip Roy (Republican)
• Texas's 22nd Congressional District — Troy Nehls (Republican)
• Texas's 27th Congressional District — Michael Cloud (Republican)
• Texas's 31st Congressional District — John Carter (Republican)
• Texas's 35th Congressional District — Gregorio Casar (Democrat)
• Texas's 37th Congressional District — Lloyd Doggett (Democrat)

Texas's U.S. Senators

• John Cornyn — Republican, senior senator
• Ted Cruz — Republican, junior senator

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