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Congressman Lloyd Doggett said he will not seek reelection if the new congressional maps are put into effect

If the new maps pass, Doggett would been pitted against Congressman Greg Casar

The redistricting bill passed the house 88-52 on Wednesday

AUSTIN, Texas - Longtime Congressman Lloyd Doggett said he will not seek reelection if the new congressional maps are put into effect.

Doggett, from Austin, would have faced fellow Democrat Greg Casar due to the new districts.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett's statement

"With approval of the crooked Trump maps imminent, the future of redistricting turns next to the courts. If this racially gerrymandered Trump map is rejected, as it should be, I will continue seeking reelection in Congressional District 37 to represent my neighbors in the onl

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