States with congressional districts that are smaller in population are considered more powerful in the House. Look at Texas in the map above and check rank (given in parentheses) and the district size for 1994, 2000, 2010 and 2018. Note: For rank, the nearer to 1 is weak, nearer to 25 is neutral and nearer to 50 is strong. What do the numbers show about the power of congressional districts in Texas?

a.
They have grown less powerful since 1994.

b.
They have stayed about the same.

c.
They have grown more powerful since 1994.

d.
As of 2019, Texas is the least powerful state in the country.