Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Rep. Troy Hehls, R-Texas, on Saturday announced he will not seek re-election in 2026 and will retire from Congress and focus on his family.
Nehls, 57, since 2021 has represented Texas' 22nd Congressional District, which is situated southwest of Houston and includes parts of Sugar Land, Richmond and Rosenberg, among other Texas communities.
"I have made the decision, after conversations with my beautiful bride and my girls over the Thanksgiving holiday, to focus on my family and return home after this Congress," he said Saturday in a post on X.
"Before making this decision, I called President Trump personally to let him know of my plans," he continued.
"President Trump has always been a strong ally for our district and a true friend, and I wanted him to hear it from me first," Nehls added.
