TEXAS — There have been several members of congress in Texas who have confirmed to not be running for reelection for a variety of reasons.
From retirement to new desires, here is a complete of every representative confirmed to not be running again in Texas in 2026.
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Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas
Date of announcement: Dec. 8, 2025
Reason: Running for judicial seat
First elected to the House in 2012, Veasey’s district is among those redrawn as more friendly to Republicans in a rare mid-decade effort recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court for use in the 2026 midterm elections. Instead, Veasey said he would pursue a judge position in Tarrant County.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas
Date of announcement: Dec. 8, 2025
Reason: Running for Senate
Crockett, one of Congress’ most outspoken Democrats, a frequent target of GOP attacks and a Trump target, jumped into the race on the final day of qualifying in Texas, hours after former Rep. Colin Allred ended his own campaign for the Democratic nomination in favor of attempting a House comeback bid.
Crockett is seeking the Senate seat held by Republican John Cornyn, who is running for reelection in the GOP-dominated state.
See the official article of the announcement here.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas
Date of announcement: Dec. 5, 2025
Reason: Retiring
Doggett, who has represented an Austin-based district for more than three decades, said that he would be departing the House after the end of his current term, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the state’s new district map merging two Austin-area districts favorable to Democrats.
In 2024, Doggett was the first sitting lawmaker in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the party’s nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance against Trump failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.”
See Doggett’s exclusive interview with Spectrum News Austin about the redistricting of Texas and his retirement here.
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Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas
Date of announcement: Nov. 29, 2025
Reason: Retiring
In his announcement, Nehls shared he would be retiring from Congress after three terms and endorsed his twin brother Trever to succeed him. Nehls was first elected to represent the district southwest of Houston in 2020, and was a staunch ally of Trump’s.
He was tapped by then-House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a select committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, though McCarthy later pulled all his picks when Democrats refused to seat some of his choices.
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Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas
Date of announcement: Nov. 11, 2025
Reason: Retiring
Despite already receiving Trump’s endorsement for his reelection campaign, Arrington announced shortly after the 2025 general election that he would be retiring from Congress. Arrington, a fiscal hawk, is the chair of the House Budget Committee and played a key role in passing Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a large-scale tax and spending bill. He was first elected to a sprawling conservative Texas district that contains Lubbock and Abilene in 2016.
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Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas
Date of announcement: Oct. 6, 2025
Reason: Running for Senate
Hunt drew ire from Senate Republican leadership for taking on Sen. John Cornyn in what party leaders fear will become an expensive, messy primary. Cornyn’s cool relationship with Trump has drawn another candidate beyond the two-term Houston-area congressman, controversial Texas attorney general Ken Paxton.
Both are running on their relationship to Trump. Hunt’s runs deep: He was the first Republican to endorse him after the former president’s 2022 comeback campaign announcement, and he gave a prime-time speech on opening night of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. He also campaigned 17 times for Trump in 2024, more than any other Republican surrogate.
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Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas
Date of announcement: Sept. 14, 2025
Reason: Retiring
McCaul offered an ominous warning about Russian aggression when he announced his retirement in an interview earlier this year. A former anti-terrorism prosecutor and past chairman of the House Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs committees, McCaul, is part of an older generation of foreign policy hawks who’ve tried to counter a younger crop of Republicans who are more skeptical about U.S. intervention elsewhere in the world. McCaul was first elected in 2004. His district, which stretches from Houston to Austin, consistently backs Republican candidates.
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Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas
Date of announcement: Sept. 11, 2025
Reason: Retiring
The Houston-area congressman announced his second term would be his last, marking yet another departure for the Texas GOP congressional delegation. Luttrell cited a desire to spend more time in Texas, describing this summer’s deadly Central Texas flooding as a “moment of clarity.” His current district’s boundary lines will change slightly due to mid cycle redistricting but remains heavily Republican.
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Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas
Date of announcement: Aug. 21, 2025
Reason: Running for Texas attorney general
After four terms in the U.S. House, and years of challenging party leadership as a prominent member of the House Freedom Caucus, Roy announced he would run to succeed Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running for Senate next year. Roy has represented a district just north of San Antonio since 2019. While he’s known as a fiscal conservative, his relationship with Trump has been complicated at times as one of the few Republicans who initially pushed back against Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen.