HOUSTON, Oct. 14 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release:

District is one of five that were redrawn ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

Republican Alex Mealer is leading Democratic challenger Leticia Gutierrez by six points in the race for Texas' 9th Congressional District, with support from 48% of likely voters, compared with 42% for Gutierrez.

The survey of likely voters in Harris and Liberty counties by the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs found that the redrawn 9th district, a majority Hispanic district which includes the Houston Ship Channel and parts of east Harris County, now trends Republican. The district is dramatically different from the old 9th Congressional District, which had been ...