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Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults
Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the ...
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Texas Republicans lob racist insults at Rep. Gene Wu as he leads Democrats' walkout
Wu's ethnicity has been a frequent target of Republicans, including party officials, during his time in office.
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 ...
Gov. Abbott takes legal action to remove Houston Rep. Gene Wu from office; Wu responds
Gov. Abbott has taken legal action to remove Houston state Rep. Gene Wu from office, in the wake of House Democrats leaving ...
Texas Democrat: Returning home ‘not up to us’
Texas State Rep. Gene Wu (D) on Thursday said Democratic lawmakers would return to the state when their GOP colleagues stop pushing a vote to gain 5 additional House seats before midterm ...
Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan
Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...
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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.
Law scholars say Gov. Abbott’s bid to oust Rep. Wu is unprecedented, lacks legal basis
Quorum breaking has a long history in Texas; however, Gov. Greg Abbott’s Tuesday petition to the state’s Supreme Court is ...
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‘Back in China?’ Texas lawmaker’s post about Houston Rep. Gene Wu draws fire during Democratic quorum break
A tweet by Sen. Mayes Middleton questioning if Houston lawmaker Gene Wu was "back in China" sparked backlash amid a ...
Chicago-area hotel evacuated after bomb threat against Texas Democrats
Houston State Rep. Gene Wu, who Gov. Greg Abbott called the "ringleader" of Texas Democrats who fled, and other party leaders reported a bomb threat on Wednesday.