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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), ...
Texas AG says he's filed suit to remove 13 absent state Democrats from office in redistricting fight
Texas Democrats geared up for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move forward ...
‘China first’ and other inflammatory quotes of the week
“Just visually, I would say my whole body looks better .” — Former Dallas Maverick Luka Doncic, who has stepped up his ...
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Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout, block Trump’s redistricting plan
After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic leader Gene Wu needed a means to project his voice—and viewpoints—to a ...
Texas AG files petition with Supreme Court to vacate 13 House Democratic seats
Reversing course, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits in courts in Illinois and Texas in response to House ...
California’s Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Friday warned they would escalate efforts to end a nearly weeklong holdout by ...
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 ...
'This BS is un-American': Texas Democratic Caucus Chair rips GOP over gerrymander
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is now suing to remove from office more than a dozen Democrats who left the state to block the GOP ...
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Reps. Moody, González back lawmaker Abbott is trying to remove
Two El Paso area state representatives are joining the fight to help a state representative that Gov. Greg Abbott wants to ...
Valuing God’s presence over power yields more representative political leaders
A politician who values presence over power would lean in to the experiences of her constituents, and she would bring their ...
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No Texas House quorum as Democrats remain outside the state ahead of Friday deadline
Despite removal threats, Texas Democrats remain scattered across the nation as House Speaker Dustin Burrows prepares to gavel ...
Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders
Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to consider the GOP-led plan and Republicans responded by threatening more punitive ...