Rep. Troy Nehls, a Texas Republican and former sheriff, said Saturday that he would not seek a fourth term in Congress.

A staunch ally of President Donald Trump’s who serves on the Judiciary and Transportation and Infrastructure committees, Nehls said he called the president before making the decision to alert him of his plans.

“After more than 30 years in law enforcement serving and protecting my community as a police officer, constable, Fort Bend County Sheriff, an Army veteran, and six years representing this district in Congress, 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,” Nehls wrote in a social media post.

Nehls, 57, who wore an entire Trump-themed ou

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