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U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Houston Democrat who recently was drawn out of the congressional district he has represented since 2005, expressed his intention to run next year for the seat in the newly redrawn 18th Congressional District. But on Tuesday he ruled out a run in November’s special election to temporarily replace the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner.

Green represents the 9th Congressional District, but under a new congressional map passed by Texas lawmakers, most of his constituents will fall in the new 18th District. Texas Republicans led a mid-decade redistricting at the request of President Donald Trump , who wants to preserve his party’s slim majority in the U.S. House.

Speaking at a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Green said he would not be

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