Texas State House District 144

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-144
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
144
Land Area
56.3 sq mi
Water Area
2.39 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 144

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Harris County56.27 sq mi100.0%3.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Houston city25.45 sq mi45.2%4.0%
Pasadena city19.81 sq mi35.2%45.4%
South Houston city3.05 sq mi5.4%100.0%
Deer Park city0.60 sq mi1.1%5.7%

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Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
TX District 29142,28969.8%18.6%56.3%
TX District 3661,67130.2%8.0%43.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
89,718
Active Voters
83,368 (92.9%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202441,502 (46.3%)3,366 (3.8%)3,830 (4.3%)
2021–202225,167 (28.1%)3,889 (4.3%)3,834 (4.3%)
2019–202039,827 (44.4%)6,338 (7.1%)3,368 (3.8%)
2017–201827,523 (30.7%)2,987 (3.3%)2,490 (2.8%)
2015–201628,870 (32.2%)5,009 (5.6%)4,709 (5.2%)
2013–201411,764 (13.1%)962 (1.1%)1,859 (2.1%)
2011–201221,099 (23.5%)1,780 (2.0%)2,182 (2.4%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 08/14/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
201,270 (± 4,957)
Median Age
32.7
Median Household Income
$60,238 (± $2,235)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
68.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
12.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1857,26828.5%
18 to 64123,24961.2%
65 and over20,75310.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)155,95077.5%
White, not Hispanic24,92212.4%
Black, not Hispanic10,5305.2%
Asian, not Hispanic6,4663.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic890.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic140.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4180.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,8811.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
159,004
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
106,053

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic43,28327.2%
Hispanic115,72872.8%
White25,56116.1%
Black10,5366.6%
Asian4,9613.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native810.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races2370.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,12333.1%
Hispanic70,92766.9%
White22,10020.8%
Black8,4828.0%
Asian3,8713.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native7880.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1300.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).