Use the table to answer the question.

Texas Women in Congress, 1966–2023
Name Chamber Years in Office Political Party Area Represented Race/ Ethnicity
Lera M. Thomas House of Representatives 1966–1967
(9 months) Democrat Houston White
Barbara Jordan House of Representatives 1973–1979 Democrat Houston Black
Kay Bailey Hutchison Senate 1993–2013 Republican Statewide White
Eddie Bernice Johnson House of Representatives 1993–2023 Democrat Dallas Black
Sheila Jackson Lee House of Representatives 1995–present Democrat Houston Black
Kay Granger House of Representatives 1997–present Republican Fort Worth White
Shelley Sekula Gibbs House of Representatives 2006–2007
(7 weeks) Republican Houston White
Veronica Escobar House of Representatives 2019–present Democrat El Paso Hispanic
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Fletcher House of Representatives 2019–present Democrat Houston White
Sylvia Garcia House of Representatives 2019–present Democrat Houston Hispanic
Beth Van Duyne House of Representatives 2021–present Republican Irving White
Which of these statements best identifies a trend about Texas women who have served in Congress since the late 1960s?

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Responses

More women from Texas served in Congress during the late 2010s than in the 1990s.
More women from Texas served in Congress during the late 2010s than in the 1990s.

More women from Texas served in Congress during the 1970s and 1980s.
More women from Texas served in Congress during the 1970s and 1980s.

Most women from Texas elected to Congress represent rural areas of the state.
Most women from Texas elected to Congress represent rural areas of the state.

Most women from Texas elected to Congress served no more than one term.