Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX20, San Antonio area, and Hispanic Caucus chair) to retire

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"Rep. Gonzalez will not run again" (San Antonio Express-News):

Rep. Charlie Gonzalez said Friday he won't seek re-election, a decision that will end the congressional tenure of a Democratic family whose name has been synonymous with the city of San Antonio for more than half a century.

Gonzalez, who sued the state over a redistricting plan that carved downtown out of his central San Antonio congressional district, said it was not reapportionment, but the need to provide financial stability for his family that's forcing him to seek a new career.

His decision not to run for another term ends nearly 50 years of representation by the Gonzalez family.

It also presents a political opportunity for state Rep. Joaquín Castro, twin brother of San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro. The Democrat will seek Gonzalez's 20th Congressional District seat, his spokesman Cary Clack said.

Former U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, another Democrat, is eyeing the newly redrawn 35th district in which Castro originally intended to run.