Editing Memphis, Texas (section)

==Government==
William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry is the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from the [[Texas Panhandle]]. He has served since 1995, when the House seated its first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] majority in 40 years.

Thornberry represents {{ushr|TX|13}}, a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] stronghold which stretches between the [[Oklahoma]] and [[New Mexico]] borders. It winds across the Panhandle into the [[South Plains]], then runs east across the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] Valley. Covering over {{convert|40000|sqmi|km2}}, it is the second-largest district geographically in Texas and one of the largest (excluding at-large districts in [[Wyoming]], [[Montana]], and [[Alaska]]) in the country. It is larger in area than 13 states. The principal cities in the district are [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]] and [[Wichita Falls]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/mac_thornberry/400404|title=Mac Thornberry, Representative for Texas's 13th Congressional District|website=GovTrack.us|access-date=February 15, 2019}}</ref>

[[Kel Seliger|Kelton Gray Seliger]] is a Republican member of the [[Texas State Senate]] representing [[Texas Senate, District 31|District 31]], which stretches from the [[Texas Panhandle|Panhandle]] to the [[Permian Basin (North America)|Permian Basin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist31/dist31.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-04-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418211131/http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist31/dist31.htm |archive-date=2015-04-18 }} - Retrieved 2014-09-04.</ref>

Republican [[Drew Springer, Jr.]], a businessman from [[Muenster, Texas|Muenster]] in [[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke County]], has since January 2013 represented Memphis in the [[Texas House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/adam-d-young/2013-07-16/state-rep-springer-announces-district-tour-july-30#.UefOvhUo45s|title=State Rep. Springer announces district tour July 30|newspaper=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]] | date=July 16, 2013 | access-date=2014-09-04}}</ref>