Democratic rep. will retire after Texas redistricting unless courts overturn GOP map

longest serving congressman in Texas history says he'll retire if the new Republican drawn redistricting map goes into effect. That's Democrat Lloyd Dogget who made the announcement yesterday. The 78-year-old has represented the Austin area since 1995.But this new map merges Dogget's district with another represented by Democrat Greg Casar. So instead of potentially generational primary against the 36-year-old Casar, Dogget says he's going to step aside unless the courts block the new map. Speaking of that ...