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Supreme Court’s map ruling sends Texas Democrats toward potential primaries, retirement or higher office bids

Houston Democrats are barreling toward a primary while North Texas Democrats await Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Senate decision.

The Texas Tribune

Doggett calls it quits after Supreme Court sanctions new Texas map - Roll Call

Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett is retiring after the Supreme Court allowed Texas to use a new Republican-drawn map for the 2026 elections.

Roll Call

Court order striking down Texas redistricting map upends plans for candidates across the state

Republicans who were planning to run for newly gerrymandered districts may have to reassess, while Democrats who were drawn out of their seats could suddenly have a path back to Congress.

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NRCC adds 3 newly redrawn Texas seats to its 2026 target list - Roll Call

The NRCC is adding three Texas districts to its list of 2026 targets, following changes to the state’s congressional map.

Roll Call

Texas Rep. Michael McCaul will not seek reelection in 2026 - Roll Call

Texas Rep. Mike McCaul, a former chairman of both the House Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs committees, is retiring next year.

Roll Call

Texas Rep. Morgan Luttrell won't seek reelection in 2026 - Roll Call

Texas Rep. Morgan Luttrell announced that he won’t seek a third term next year, leaving behind a solidly Republican district.

Roll Call

How Democrats pressured U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett to step aside for the next generation

Doggett’s shocking decision to retire signals U.S. Rep. Greg Casar’s growing strength among Democrats in Austin politics and in Congress.

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New Texas Map Starts Game of Political Musical Chairs

GOP’s Trumped-up redrawing took a wrecking ball to congressional districts. Now comes the mad dash for seats.

Texas Observer

At the Races: Going low - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including the DNC’s summer meeting in Minneapolis.

Roll Call

Doggett won’t seek reelection to Congress if new district is upheld by courts, paving way for Casar

Casar moved quickly to coalesce Austin Democrats, launching his campaign for the 37th Congressional District Monday with endorsements from 42 current and former Texas elected officials.

The Texas Tribune

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

Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett will no longer run for reelection to his seat if Republicans' redrawn House map isn't shot down in court.

Roll Call

In a closely divided Congress, aging lawmakers are a problem for Democrats

The 2026 midterms are more than a year away, but some high-profile primary election battles in the Democratic Party are gaining national attention. Much of that attention is focused on the age of the candidates.

The Conversation

New Texas Congressional Map Sends Two Democratic Progressives into a Vicious Battle to Remain in The U.S. House

The Texas Senate approved new congressional lines in efforts to keep GOP majority in Congress. The move angered Democrats, but put two lawmakers in an awkward position.

Latin Times

At the Races: Reeling in the recruits - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, as some familiar Democratic names reenter the fray.

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The Texas Tribune

Casar, Doggett would run for same Austin congressional seat under GOP map, setting up clash of generations

The contest would unearth brewing Democratic tensions over age and experience, forcing Austin politicos to choose between two well-liked progressives.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state

Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

Roll Call

Texas Democrats leave state in bid to stop new congressional map - Roll Call

Democratic members of the Texas state legislature left the state Sunday to try to block Republicans from redrawing the congressional map.

The Texas Tribune

Draft Texas congressional map pits Democratic incumbents against each other, spelling possible primary clashes

Multiple Democratic members have been packed into blue districts in Austin, Dallas and Houston to make way for newly crafted Republican districts in those areas.

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The Independent UK

House Democrats call for urgent review of deadly Texas flooding as Trump tours disaster zone

‘I’ve never seen anything like it. A little narrow river that becomes a monster,’ president says

Roll Call

Trump pivots from populist economic campaign ideas - Roll Call

President Donald Trump does not sound much like Candidate Donald Trump on the economy, opting to take a much bolder approach.

The Texas Tribune

Multi-agency operation targeted immigrants in several Texas cities

Immigration authorities did not say how many people were detained or what kinds of offenses the people sought Sunday were suspected of doing.

The Guardian - US

House rejects bill enabling punishment of non-profits supporting ‘terrorism’

Fears Trump could use bill to target ‘enemies’ by deeming groups ‘terrorist-supporting’ to withhold tax-exempt status

Salon

House rejects Trump "tyranny" bill

The bill was widely viewed as an attempt to intimidate pro-Palestinian activist groups

Latin Times

House faces October 1 deadline to avoid government shutdown over voter eligibility bill

Debate over SAVE Act fuels tensions, with key Texan lawmakers warning of election disruption and military impacts.

The Texas Tribune

In Austin, Biden slams “extreme” U.S. Supreme Court

Biden asked Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to end to presidential immunity during a speech to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library.

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