Texas Rep. Troy Nehls announced over the weekend that he won’t seek reelection next year, becoming the sixth Republican in Texas’ congressional delegation to bow out this cycle, and adding to the steady churn inside a party still struggling to navigate the Trump era.

The timing raised eyebrows. Nehls revealed his decision less than 10 days before the Dec. 8 filing deadline, leaving almost no room for an open contest.

But a successor emerged almost instantly: his twin brother, Trever Nehls, who jumped into the race within hours and pledged to “follow in Troy’s footsteps and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Trump.”

“I know this district. And, this district knows me,” Trever wrote in a post to social media, casting himself as the natural heir to his brother’s “America First” polit

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