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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 ...
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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.

Abbott, Paxton launch legal blitz on fleeing Democrats in redistricting showdown

Texas leaders are trying to force a vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors Republicans — teeing up a showdown ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

North Texas representative backs governor’s push to oust Democratic “ringleader” over redistricting fight

Rockwall, is voicing strong support for Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency petition to the Texas Supreme Court aimed at removing ...