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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 ...
Here’s why Greg Abbott, GOP using hardball tactics to bring back quorum-busting Democrats
Greg Abbott is trying to remove and replace the absent Democrats from the Capitol, as well as exploring charging them with ...
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), ...
Greg Abbott is testing new legal ground in his push to expel absent Democrats
A constitutional law expert says the governor and the attorney general are treading upon separation of powers doctrine .
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Gov. Abbott delivers keynote address at 90th anniversary event for Texas DPS
Gov. Greg Abbott delivered the keynote address at the Texas Department of Public Safety's 90th anniversary and recruit ...
‘Special session after special session’: Abbott says he’ll continue until redrawn maps are passed
The Texas governor has tried multiple tactics to bring quorum-breaking Democrats back to the Lone Star State, including ...
Abbott says fleeing Dems will have to stay out for years to stop new political maps
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) suggested Democrats who fled his state to stop a new set of GOP-friendly maps from being passed would have to stay out of the state for years in order for the tactic to ...
Will this Houston lawmaker lose his seat over a protest?
State Rep. Gene Wu, a Houston Democrat, has until 5 p.m. Friday to formally respond to the emergency petition.