Supreme Court's map ruling sends Texas Democrats toward potential primaries, retirement or higher office bids
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett was in and then he was out. Then, he was back in.
The Austin Democrat’s reelection plans have ping-ponged as the Legislature’s new congressional maps winded their way through the courts. Drawn at the behest of President Donald Trump, the new map is intended to yield more seats for the GOP in the coming midterm elections and would have pit Doggett against fellow Austin Democratic Rep. Greg Casar.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court said that the state can use the new map in 2026 — reversing a lower court ruling from last month that found the new boundaries be unconstitutional.
On Friday, Doggett said he’s once again planning to retire.
“I will continue working with the same urgency and determination as if next year were my last, which in public office it will be,” Doggett said in a statement Friday. “After that, I will seek new ways to join my neighbors in making a difference in the only town I have ever called home.”
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