Texas lawmakers celebrated the Houston Astros’ World Series win Wednesday, which came just months after Hurricane Harvey caused destruction throughout the region. The Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, in Game 7 of the series Wednesday night to claim the first championship in their 56-year history.Rep. Kevin Brady, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, stayed up to see his team win despite his long day on Thursday as House Republicans unveil their long-awaited tax plan. Wow wow wow wow... do you believe in miracles! #AstrosWin #WorldChamps #ThanksJimCrane #HoustonStrong — RepKevinBrady (@RepKevinBrady) November 2, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1;Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., who represents the district where Dodgers Stadium is located, congratulated Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who represents the district where the Astros’ Minute Maid Park is located, on Twitter and promised to pay off on the bet they had made over the Series. Congrats @JacksonLeeTX18 Astros #EarnedHistory w/1st WorldSeries title & u earned some #Philippe’s French Dip Sandwiches #WorldSeriesBET -JG — Rep. Jimmy Gomez (@RepJimmyGomez) November 2, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1; What about those Houston Astros --they are the Greatest . Congrats and thanks for the Championship!!! — Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) November 2, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1;Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who bet on lunch with Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., retweeted several Astros’ tweets late Wednesday night. #Astros 5, #Dodgers 0 | End 3 pic.twitter.com/0QIneDm6DG — Houston Astros (@astros) November 2, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1;Other Houston-area lawmakers celebrated the historic win. OUR #HOUSTON #ASTROS ARE 2017 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS!!!! #MakeHistory!!! We are & always will be #HoustonStrong!!! pic.twitter.com/o1poncgiie — Rep. Pete Olson (@RepPeteOlson) November 2, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1; Congratulations to @astros! What an incredible victory for team, its fans & people of #Houston. A historic series that we'll never forget! — Brian Babin (@RepBrianBabin) November 2, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1; California lawmakers honored the Dodgers’ efforts. What a series! Our 2017 #Dodgers have inspired us all with their incredible talent and dedication. I'm already looking forward to cheering #ThisTeam on to a world championship next season! Congrats to the victors. #WaitTilNextYear #DodgerBlue #ThinkBlue @Dodgers — Rep. Roybal-Allard (@RepRoybalAllard) November 2, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1;