Congrats Central Texas, Pete Sessions Is Your Problem Now

In November, North Texas made it clear that it didn't want longtime U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions wandering the halls of the capitol anymore, at least not on its behalf. Thursday, Sessions returned the favor, announcing that he's running for Congress again, just, you know, not here.

Sessions is moving about 80 miles south down Interstate 35 to compete for the Republican nomination in Texas' 17th Congressional District. Bill Flores, the Republican incumbent, is retiring.

"My goal is to work together to restore the Republican majority in the House and maintain our control of the Senate and White House," Sessions said in a press release Thursday. "My support for President Trump is unwavering and I will dedicate my time in office to help enact his conservative agenda.”

When Dallas voters gave Sessions the boot in 2018, he blamed North Texas' changing demographics. Presumably, he'll find the deep-red confines of Waco and College Station more comfortable.

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