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In August 2005, Jimmie Don Aycock had been retired for seven years and was relaxing at a vacation home in Colorado when some of his buddies back home called and asked him to pursue an open seat in the Texas House of Representatives.

The next year, the soft-spoken former veterinarian and rancher — also a former Killeen school district trustee and chamber of commerce leader — handily won a contested race and has since become one of the most esteemed members of the Texas Legislature, particularly for his work over the past two legislative sessions as the lower chamber’s lead public education policymaker.

But after nine years, the Republican announced on Monday — the last day of the 84th legislative session — that he would not seek re-election next year.

The 68-year-old chairman of the House Public Education Committee said he is more than ready to get back to retirement.

“We had a really good life until I did this,” Aycoc