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Texas politics is in flux as Rep. Lloyd Doggett, the state’s longest-serving congressman, says he won’t seek reelection under a new GOP-drawn map. At the same time, lawmakers are rushing to respond to the deadly Hill Country floods with hundreds of millions in aid and private donations. And in the GOP, the race for attorney general is shaping up into a high-stakes fight between allies of Ken Paxton and Ted Cruz.



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