Republicans had gained one seat in the House due to a special election in the 34th district seeing Mayra Flores succeed Filemon Vela and become the first Mexican-born congresswoman.

The Republican Party had a trifecta in the Texas Government at the time, giving them full control of the redistricting process.

[8][9] News sources specifically noted that both of Texas' new congressional districts were majority white, despite voters of color making up 95% of the state's growth in the previous decade.

[14][15] Despite this, the Justice Department sued the state of Texas after the map's passage, arguing that they violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

[17] On November 22, 2021, Gohmert announced that he would run for Texas Attorney General against incumbent Ken Paxton.

Incumbent representative Dan Crenshaw, who had maintained a high profile since his election, faced three primary challengers.

[37] All three ran as more conservative alternatives to Crenshaw, criticizing him for his vote to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.

On March 2, 2022, after being forced into a runoff, Taylor announced he would end his reelection campaign amid allegations of infidelity with a former jihadist.

[17] U.S. Executive Branch officials Hunt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90% Tie:      50% Kay Granger Republican Kay Granger Republican The 12th district is in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and takes in Parker County and western Tarrant County, including parts of Fort Worth and its inner suburbs of North Richland Hills, Saginaw, and Haltom City.

[17] U.S. Executive Branch officials Organizations Labor unions Ronny Jackson Republican Ronny Jackson Republican The 13th district encompasses most of the Texas Panhandle, containing the cities of Amarillo, Gainesville and Wichita Falls, as well as northern Denton County.

[17] U.S. Executive Branch officials Labor unions Randy Weber Republican Randy Weber Republican The 14th district takes in the southern and southeastern region of Greater Houston, including Galveston, Jefferson County and southern Brazoria County.

[111] The district was also significant as, despite its historical Democratic lean, Donald Trump came within two points of winning it in 2020, and the newly drawn 15th is even more Republican than its predecessor.

This district was included on the list of Democratic-held seats that the National Republican Congressional Committee was targeting in 2022.

[17] Labor unions Organizations Labor unions Organizations US House representatives Pete Sessions Republican Pete Sessions Republican The 17th district covers parts of suburban north Austin stretching to rural central and eastern Texas, including Waco and Lufkin.

[17] Organizations Labor unions Montiel:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80% Tie:      40–50% Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic The 18th district is based in Downtown Houston and takes in the heavily black areas of Central Houston.

[17] Organizations Newspapers and other media Organizations Labor unions Newspapers and other media Troy Nehls Republican Troy Nehls Republican The 22nd district encompasses the south-central Greater Houston metropolitan area, including the southern Houston suburbs of Sugar Land, Pearland, and Webster.

[17] Executive Branch officials Organizations Tony Gonzales Republican Tony Gonzales Republican The 23rd district covers southwestern Texas, including the Big Bend, the southern and western San Antonio suburbs, and the southwestern El Paso suburbs.

[17] This district was included on the list of Republican-held seats the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was targeting in 2022.

Representatives State legislators Labor unions Organizations McDowell:      50–60%      60–70%      ≥90% Beth Van Duyne Republican Beth Van Duyne Republican The 24th district encompasses the suburbs north of Fort Worth and Dallas, including Grapevine, Bedford, and the Park Cities.

[17] This district was included on the list of Republican-held seats the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was targeting in 2022.

[162] Executive Branch officials Organizations Labor unions Organizations Labor unions Roger Williams Republican Roger Williams Republican The 25th district runs from Arlington out to rural exurbs of southern Fort Worth such as Granbury.

[17] This district was included on the list of Democratic-held seats the National Republican Congressional Committee was targeting in 2022.

Representatives Organizations Names in bold are endorsements made before the run-off but after the primary On the evening of the runoff election, the count had Cuellar leading Cisneros by 177 votes (0.4%).

[229] Federal officials Labor unions Newspapers and publications Schafranek:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50% Sylvia Garcia Democratic Sylvia Garcia Democratic The 29th district encompasses parts of northern and southeastern Houston, taking in the heavily Latino areas of the city.

Representatives State officials Individuals Organizations State officials John Carter Republican John Carter Republican The 31st district encompasses the exurbs of Austin to Temple, including parts of Williamson and Bell counties.

[17] This district was included on the list of Democratic-held seats the National Republican Congressional Committee was targeting in 2022.

Labor unions Organizations Elected officials Elected officials Organizations Individuals Gillespie:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      ≥90% Tie:      40–50% Marc Veasey Democratic Marc Veasey Democratic The 33rd district is in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, encompassing Downtown Fort Worth, western Dallas, and parts of Grand Prairie, Irving, Carrollton, and Farmers Branch.

Federal officials State legislators Municipal officials Labor unions Organizations Newspapers and other media Klussmann:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      ≥90% (new seat) Wesley Hunt Republican The new 38th district is based in the north and northwest Harris County Houston suburbs such as Jersey Village, Cypress, Tomball, Katy, and Klein.