Danielle Villasana for The Texas Tribune

When Texas Republicans redrew the state's congressional map this summer, Latino Democrats in Houston saw warning signs for their political future.

Since its creation in the early 1990s, the 29th Congressional District, based in east Houston, has been majority-Latino. For decades, it was represented by white Democratic Rep. Gene Green. In 2018, with Green retiring, the city's Latino political class achieved a long-sought dream with the election of Sylvia Garcia , Green's preferred successor, who became the first Hispanic person to represent a significant swath of Houston in Congress.

Garcia has represented the district ever since, coasting to reelection in each successive cycle. But under the new map, she will be courting a new electorate with a

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