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Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove key Democrat from office in showdown over redistricting
Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court this evening to declare vacant the seat of a key Democratic lawmaker, Rep.
Can Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remove Democratic lawmakers who left the state over redistricting?
Gov. Greg Abbott said he's ordered the Texas DPS to "locate, arrest and return to the House chamber any member who has ...
Obama calls Texas GOP's redistricting plan a 'power grab that undermines our democracy'
Barack Obama called Texas Republicans' push to add five new Republican congressional seats "a power grab that undermines our ...
Texas Democrat Rep. Jolanda Jones apologizes for comparing redistricting to the Holocaust
Jones, 59, is one of more than 50 Texas House Democrats who fled the state capital in order to stall a special legislative session to consider the redistricting proposal.
Texas Democrats defy Gov. Abbott's redistricting ultimatum, and threats of arrest, to block consideration of new congressional maps
The governor had threatened to kick Democrats out of office after dozens fled the state to prevent new district lines from ...
Texas House Republicans vote to issue civil arrest warrants for fleeing Democrats
The Texas state House reconvened Monday without dozens of Democrats who left the state to try to stop the GOP from moving ...
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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump's efforts to add GOP House seats
Texas Democrats have prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump ...