How Democrats Pressured U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett to Step Aside for the Next Generation

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

This article was first published on Sept. 8, 2025 by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Texas Tribune) — When Republicans unveiled a new congressional map shrinking the number of Democratic districts in Texas, Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett was quick to announce he would run in the sole Au…

How Democrats Pressured Lloyd Doggett to Step Aside

“When Republicans unveiled a new congressional map shrinking the number of Democratic districts in Texas, Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett was quick to announce he would run in the sole Austin-based district,” the Texas Tribune reports. “Doggett, a formidable incumbent with three decades in Congress, was planting a flag with the hope that his Austin counterpart Rep. Greg Casar would stay in his current district despite its new boundaries favoring R…

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

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