Texas News Congressional Democrats Try To Go Around Conservative State Leaders To Expand Medicaid In Texas KWBU | By Texas Standard Published July 7, 2021 at 1:55 PM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:38 Courtesy Rep. Doggett's Office U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) announces workaround for states that have not expanded Medicaid. Congressional Democrats have finally found a way to expand Medicaid in the dozen states that haven’t yet done so.