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Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left the state over Trump-backed redistricting
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers if they don’t return after dozens ...
Live updates: E.U. delays tariffs for 6 months; Democrats vow 'war' on Texas redistricting push
CONGRESSIONAL RECESS: Members of Congress have headed home for their summer recess. Several lawmakers are holding town halls ...
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas House Democrats with removal from office for fleeing state
The governor also alleged absconding Democrats may have committed felonies by fundraising to cover the $500-a-day fines they ...
Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them
Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered to points across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent ...
Texas Democrats Who Fled Respond to Greg Abbott's Legal Warning
Texas Democrats who left the state in a bid to block redrawn U.S. House maps have responded to Republican Governor Greg ...
Why Texas Democrats fled the state, in their own words
Democratic lawmakers in Texas fled the state en masse over the weekend in a bid to stall GOP plans to redistrict the state’s ...
Democrats ‘forfeited their seats’: Abbott blasts lawmakers who fled Texas amid redistricting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doubled down on his promise to expel Texas Democrats from the legislature if they do not return to the ...
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Texas Democrats arrive in Illinois to block vote back home on redrawn House maps sought by Trump
A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump sharply escalated Sunday when dozens of ...