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Texas Redistricting Defiance: Gene Wu Leads Democrats in High-Stakes Standoff
In a dramatic escalation of partisan conflict, Texas House Democrats have fled the state to Illinois, effectively blocki ...
Does Gov. Abbott have the power to remove Democratic lawmakers?
Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu from his seat, arguing that Wu abandoned his office by fleeing the state.
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The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law
The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the FBI’s help in returning him and ...
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Abbott’s bid to expel the House Democratic leader goes to a court filled with his appointees
Supreme Court said in 2021 the Constitution allows members to thwart legislation by leaving the state. Abbott wants them to ...
Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up
The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas in order to ...