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Gene Wu defiant against Greg Abbott’s attempt to remove him from Texas House seat

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday with the state Supreme Court to remove Rep. Gene Wu (D-Houston), chair of the Texas Democratic Caucus, after he and dozens of other Democrats defiantly left the state to block a Republican redistricting vote.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 3d

Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to remove Texas Democrats from office. Can he legally do that?

Texas Republicans have threatened to remove from office dozens of Democrats who fled the state to fight a Republican redistricting plan. More than 50 Democrats left Texas to block a quorum, preventing lawmakers from voting on the plan pushed by President Donald Trump.

UPI News on MSN · 8h

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens indefinite special sessions

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to call a series of rolling special legislative sessions to push the Trump administration's efforts to redraw voting district boundaries in the state,

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The New York Times · 3h

‘Fighting Fire With Fire,’ Democrats on Defense as Texas Redistricting Looms

A Republican proposal to add five Republican congressional seats in Texas imperils Democrats’ midterm prospects.

Politico on MSN · 2d

Texas Democrats fight back in court against Abbott’s bid to remove them

In court papers filed Friday, the Democrats argued that their quorum-breaking tactic is an affirmation of their legislative duties, not an abdication of it.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

How Texas Democrats' Walkout Has Launched a Fight Across the US Over Political Maps

Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the country to block new U.S. House maps pushed for by President Donald Trump t

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Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove House Democratic Chair Gene Wu

Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove House Democratic Caucus chair Rep. Gene Wu of Houston.

The Texas Tribune on MSN5d

Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state

Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue that leaving the state to halt legislative action ...

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff

More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said ...

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Texas Democrat reacts as Abbott asks state Supreme Court to remove him

The chair of the Democratic Caucus in Texas' House of Representatives called Governor Abbott's move "purely insanity." ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff

Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the ...

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Multiple briefs filed with Texas Supreme Court in Abbott lawsuit against Wu

Multiple individuals have filed amicus briefs with the Texas Supreme Court in response to an emergency writ of quo warranto ...

Abbott doubles down, asks Texas Supreme Court to rule before 3rd quorum attempt

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doubled down on his assertion that he has the right to file a lawsuit to the Texas Supreme Court, ...

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North Texas lawmaker backs Gov. Greg Abbott's push to oust Democratic "ringleader" over redistricting standoff

Rep. Katrina Pierson says Democrats who fled the state to block redistricting votes should face consequences, as Gov. Abbott ...

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Texas Governor Abbott Seeks Supreme Court Intervention to Remove Democrat Rep. Wu Amid Legislative Standoff

Texas Governor Abbott files a Supreme Court petition for the removal of Rep. Gene Wu after Wu helped break quorum.

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Texas Republicans fire up the rhetoric, file lawsuits seeking to remove House Democrats trying to block mid-decade redistricting

On Friday afternoon, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit that asks the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 House ...

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