Lamar Smith retiring from Congress

WASHINGTON (Texas Tribune) — U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, is retiring from Congress, two sources close to the congressman told The Texas Tribune on Thursday.
“For several reasons, this seems like a good time to pass on the privilege of representing the 21st District to someone else,” he wrote in an email obtained by the Tribune.
“At the end of this Congress, I will have completed my six-year term as chairman of the Science, Space and Technology Committee. I have