Profile of the 17th Congressional District of Texas
The 17th Congressional District of Texas was created in 2003 by the Texas Legislature. The 17th is a geographically diverse district—spanning from the suburbs of Fort Worth in the North, through the Heart of Texas in Waco and to the Bryan/College Station area in the South.
The district includes all of Bosque, Brazos, Grimes, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Madison, McLennan and Somervell counties and part of Burleson, Limestone and Robertson counties.
The 17th is notable for its number of colleges and universities. The district includes two Big XII schools: Baylor University and Texas A&M University, the third-largest college in the nation. The 17th is also home to several other important colleges, including Texas State Technical College, McLennan Community College, Blinn College in Bryan and Hill College, with campuses in Hillsboro and Cleburne.
Major district employers include Texas A&M University and the A&M System, Baylor University, L-3 Communications in Waco, Sanderson Farms in Bryan and the TXU Comanche Peak power plant in Glen Rose.
