Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett, the longest serving member of Texas' congressional delegation, announced Thursday that he will retire instead of running for re-election if new congressional district boundaries aren't rejected in court,

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.