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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Gabby Birenbaum

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

U.S. Reps. Lloyd Doggett and Greg Casar, both of Austin (left), listen as Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio speaks during a press conference with Texas Democratic leaders  at the Texas Capitol on July 31, 2025. Doggett and Casar could face each other in a primary under the new congressional redistricting maps drawn by the Texas Legislature at Pres. Trump's prompting.
U.S. Reps. Lloyd Doggett and Greg Casar, both of Austin (left), listen as Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, speaks during a news conference with Texas Democratic leaders at the Texas Capitol on July 31, 2025. Doggett and Casar could face each other in a primary under a new congressional map drawn by the Texas Legislature at President Donald Trump's prompting. (Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune)

Austin Democratic Reps. Greg Casar and Lloyd Doggett are on a collision course in Texas’ redrawn 37th Congressional District, setting up a potentially brutal primary between two progressives with national implications.

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