AUSTIN, Texas — Two Austin congressman are reacting to the news that federal judges have blocked Texas from using a redrawn U.S. House map .

If enacted and held up in court ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, the new map would have impacted Democratic Congressmen Lloyd Doggett and Greg Casar, likely forcing them to a primary face-off to represent parts of the Austin area.

Back in August, Doggett – who was first elected to Congress in 1994 – said if the maps went into effect ahead of the midterms, he would not run for reelection .

Now, with the map currently blocked, he says he has a "renewed opportunity."

"To borrow from Mark Twain, the reports of my death, politically, are greatly exaggerated. This federal court order means that I have a renewed opportunity to continue serving t

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