Democrat Lloyd Doggett won't seek reelection if courts don't overturn Texas redistricting

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a longtime House Democrat and senior member of the Ways and Means Committee with a progressive track record, will no longer run for reelection to his current seat if Texas Republicans’ redrawn legislative maps aren’t shot down in court.

Under the mid-decade redistricting plans, which are still working their way through the Texas Legislature, Doggett would be drawn into a district that combines Democrats’ two existing Austin districts into a single seat. The move would have teed up a primary between Doggett, whose current district covers around two-thirds of the city, and Rep. Greg Casar, a younger progressive who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus and whose current district encompasses Austin’s east side and portions of San Antonio.

Doggett’s Thursday announc