Texas’ 34th Congressional District was redrawn last year on Trump’s order to make it friendlier to Republicans—handing the advantage to GOP candidate Eric Flores, who’s leaned hard into his endorsement from the president. But rising costs, tariffs, and ICE raids slowing construction across South Texas are putting that alliance to the test. Democratic incumbent Vicente Gonzalez is betting affordability, not loyalty to Trump, is what actually decides this race.
