TEXAS \u2014 There have been several members of congress in Texas who have confirmed to not be running for reelection for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n
From retirement to new desires, here is a complete of every representative confirmed to not be running again in Texas in 2026.<\/p>\n
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Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas<\/p>\n
Date of announcement: Dec. 8, 2025
Reason: Running for judicial seat<\/p>\n
First elected to the House in 2012, Veasey\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas<\/p>\n
Date of announcement: Dec. 8, 2025
Reason: Running for Senate<\/p>\n
Crockett, one of Congress\u2019 most outspoken Democrats, a frequent target of GOP attacks and a Trump target,\u00a0jumped into the race\u00a0on the final day of qualifying in Texas, hours after former\u00a0Rep. Colin Allred\u00a0ended his own campaign for the Democratic nomination in favor of attempting a House comeback bid. <\/p>\n
Crockett is seeking the Senate seat held by\u00a0Republican John Cornyn, who is running for reelection in the GOP-dominated state.<\/p>\n
See the official article of the announcement here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014<\/p>\n Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas<\/p>\n Date of announcement: Dec. 5, 2025 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\u00a0U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s decision\u00a0upholding the state\u2019s new district map merging two Austin-area districts favorable to Democrats. <\/p>\n In 2024, Doggett was the first sitting lawmaker in the party to publicly call for\u00a0President Joe Biden\u00a0to step down as the party\u2019s nominee for president, citing\u00a0Biden\u2019s debate performance\u00a0against Trump failing to \u201ceffectively defend his many accomplishments.\u201d<\/p>\n See Doggett\u2019s exclusive interview with Spectrum News Austin about the redistricting of Texas and his retirement here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014<\/p>\n Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas<\/p>\n Date of announcement: Nov. 29, 2025 In his announcement, Nehls shared he would be retiring from Congress after three terms and\u00a0endorsed his twin brother Trever\u00a0to succeed him. Nehls was first elected to represent the district southwest of Houston in 2020, and was a staunch ally of Trump\u2019s. <\/p>\n He\u00a0was tapped\u00a0by 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.<\/p>\n \u2014<\/p>\n Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas<\/p>\n Date of announcement: Nov. 11, 2025 Despite already receiving Trump\u2019s 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\u00a0played a key role<\/a>\u00a0in passing Trump\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n \u2014<\/p>\n Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas<\/p>\n Date of announcement: Oct. 6, 2025 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\u2019s cool relationship with Trump has drawn another candidate beyond the two-term Houston-area congressman, controversial Texas attorney general Ken Paxton. <\/p>\n Both are running on their relationship to Trump. Hunt\u2019s runs deep: He was the first Republican to endorse him after the former president\u2019s 2022 comeback campaign announcement, and he gave\u00a0a prime-time speech\u00a0on 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.<\/p>\n \u2014<\/p>\n Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas<\/p>\n Date of announcement: Sept. 14, 2025 McCaul offered an ominous warning about Russian aggression when he announced his retirement\u00a0in 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\u2019ve 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.<\/p>\n \u2014<\/p>\n Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas<\/p>\n Date of announcement: Sept. 11, 2025
Reason: Retiring<\/p>\n
Reason: Retiring<\/p>\n
Reason: Retiring<\/p>\n
Reason: Running for Senate<\/p>\n
Reason: Retiring<\/p>\n
Reason: Retiring<\/p>\n