Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett, the longest serving member of Texas' congressional delegation, announced Thursday that he will retire instead of running for re-election if new congressional district boundaries aren't rejected in court,

California Democrats passed a trio of redistricting bills Thursday, a day after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own.

The vote overcame weeks of protests from House Democrats who fled the state to stall a vote on the mid-cycle redistricting.