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State Rep. John Lujan , R-San Antonio, filed paperwork Wednesday evening to run in the new 35th Congressional District, joining a number of Republican local elected officials eyeing newly attainable seats under the GOP’s new map.

The 35th Congressional District, currently occupied by Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Casar , is one of five blue seats that were dismantled under new lines passed by the Legislature last week with the goal of electing more GOP members of Congress from Texas.

Under the new map , the district loses its piece of Austin and now covers parts of San Antonio and outlying eastern areas in Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson and Karnes counties, the la

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