Overview

• In an interview on ABC's This Week, the former Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs chair said he is looking for a new challenge and will serve out his term.
• He joins fellow House Republicans Morgan Luttrell of Texas and Don Bacon of Nebraska in announcing retirements this year.
• His district covering parts of Austin and stretching toward Houston suburbs remains safely Republican, and he won reelection in 2024 by nearly 30 points.
• Texas Republicans recently redrew congressional maps to add GOP-leaning seats, slightly reducing the district’s Trump vote share from 61.6% to 60.5%, according to the Texas Legislative Council.
• He rejected the president’s suggestion that a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace was a mistake and criticized Israel’s attempted strikes on Hamas leaders in Qatar.