Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census.

Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election unopposed.

[7] Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle opted to retire rather than run for re-election.

Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.

He was defeated in the Democratic Primary by Houston City Councilor Sheila Jackson Lee.

[9][10] Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election unopposed.

[11] Despite the national Republican wave, Democrat Ken Bentsen, the nephew of Treasury Secretary and former U.S.

Senator Lloyd Bentsen, defeated businessman Gene Fontenot in the open race.

He became the first Texas Republican to be elected majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.