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

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.

(Editor’s Note: Casar’s current district, Texas District 35, includes portions of San Marcos.)

Tensions have been building between the two since Republicans in the Texas House unveiled a new congressional map that would consolidate Democrats’ two Austinbased seats into one. Both Casar and Doggett have said they would run in the sole Austin-based district left under the new GOP map.