Texas' 26th United States Congressional District is located in the heart of North Texas. The 26th District includes most of Denton County as well as large portions of Tarrant County, Cooke County and a sliver of Dallas County.
- In Denton County, I represent the cities of Argyle, Aubrey, Bartonville, Copper Canyon, Corinth, Corral City, Cross Roads, Denton, DISH, Double Oak, Flower Mound, Frisco, Hackberry, Haslet, Hickory Creek, Highland Village, Justin, Krugerville, Krum, Lake Dallas, Lakewood Village, Lewisville, Lincoln Park, Little Elm, Northlake, Oak Point, Pilot Point, Ponder, Roanoke, Sanger, Shady Shores, Southlake, The Colony, and Trophy Club.
- In Tarrant County, I represent the cities of Bedford, Everman, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Grapevine, Haslet, Hurst, Keller, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills, and Westlake.
The 26th United States Congressional District of Texas continues to flourish. Rapid growth and business expansions from Dallas and Fort Worth suburbs make the District a thriving economic center. The University of North Texas, Texas Woman's University, Texas Wesleyan University, and North Central Texas Community College anchor a large student base within the District.
The 26th District is also home to the Barnett Shale, the largest field of natural gas reserves in the country, which supports local economic development, jobs, and provides clean energy to the region and the country. Agriculture plays an important role in the 26th District. Ranchers raise horses, beef cattle, sheep and goats, while farmers grow corn, wheat, hay, and other crops. The impact of farming and ranching results in thousands of jobs and a contribution of hundreds of millions of dollars to the regional and statewide economies.
The 26th District is home to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region VI Headquarters in Denton, Texas, which provides assistance to a five-state region: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico. Its mission is to reduce the loss of life and property, and to protect institutions through an emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. It is also home to the Denton Mobile Emergency Response Support Detachment.
Technology is a recognized piece of the growing District with recent honors going to Denton as 1st among Most-Technology-Advanced Cities of its size in the nation. Housing the I-35 East and West corridors, the 26th Congressional District is a vital artery for Texas and international transportation. The District houses both the Gainesville Airport and Alliance Airport, as well as parts of Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport. The 26th also sports the Texas Motor Speedway, which hosts two Nextel-NASCAR events in the spring and fall.
For more information on the 26th Congressional District of Texas, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau's website.
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