Republican infighting over West Texas keeps map from being final Austin's fate in Congress is suddenly tied to Midland, President Bush's childhood home in the oil-rich Permian Basin. Negotiators from the House and Senate both offered maps Friday that would split Travis County into three districts and put U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, in a Republican-leaning district stretching toward Houston. Only bitter Republican infighting over a Midland congressional district stopped negotiators from closing a deal Friday. The new political map for Travis County represents a change in direction from the maps approved last month by the Texas Senate and House...