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Austin Democrat Sarah Eckhardt announces she will run for Michael McCaul's seat in Congress

A woman talks at a podium surrounded by people holding campaign signs.
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KUT News
Texas State Senator Sarah Eckhardt announces her candidacy for U.S. Congressional District 10 during a press conference at Mansfield Dam Park.

Democratic state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt announced she is running to represent Texas' recently re-drawn 10th congressional district. Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, who has represented the district in Washington since 2005, announced last month that he will not seek re-election in 2026.

Eckhardt, who made her announcement Monday, has spent the last five years representing Travis County as a state senator. Before that, she served as Travis County Judge and Travis County Commissioner.

This is a developing story.

Kailey Hunt is KUT's Williamson County reporter. Got a tip? Email her at khunt@kut.org. Follow her on Twitter @KaileyEHunt.
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