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Texas Redistricting Forces Casar and Doggett Into Primary Battle

Both incumbents are vying for the same newly drawn Austin district, prompting Democratic leaders to warn of a damaging member-versus-member primary

Rep. Greg Casar and other House Democrats from Texas at a July 15 press conference on Republicans' efforts to redistrict their state's congressional maps. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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.
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Overview

  • Republican lawmakers in a special session advanced new maps designed to net the party additional U.S. House seats by reshaping Texas’s congressional districts, including CD35 and CD37.
  • Greg Casar announced he will seek election in the redrawn 37th district, arguing it retains the bulk of his Austin base while the new 35th becomes more Republican-leaning.
  • Lloyd Doggett countered in a campaign email that over two-thirds of his current constituents remain in the reconfigured 37th and urged Casar to stay in CD35, citing his seniority as an asset.
  • Casar’s chief of staff Stephanie Trinh criticized Doggett’s outreach as inaccurate and sent without consultation, disputing its claims about constituent overlap.
  • House Democrats express deep concern that a head-to-head primary between two veteran progressives could drain resources and fracture party unity ahead of the 2026 midterms.