AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett says he will not run for reelection if new maps are enacted and held up in court ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Doggett released a statement on Thursday announcing his decision:

"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 only town I have ever called home.

If the courts give Trump a victory in his scheme to maintain control of a compliant House, I will not seek reelection in the reconfigured CD37, even though it contains over 2/3rd of my current constituents. Most of Congressman Casar’s current CD35 is not located in

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