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Texas Gov, Abbott and Democrats

Texas Gov. Abbott sues to remove alleged "ringleader" of Democratic walkout from office amid redistricting showdown

Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, the Democratic Caucus Chair, removed from office.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1h

Texas GOP governor sues to remove Democratic leader amid election map fight

Gov. Greg Abbott filed his lawsuit as other top Republicans raised the prospect of intensifying law enforcement actions against Democrats.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Democrats ‘forfeited their seats’: Abbott blasts lawmakers who fled Texas amid redistricting

Greg Abbott doubled down on his promise to expel Texas Democrats from the legislature if they do not return to the state for its ongoing special session, where Republicans are working to push through a new congressional map that gives the GOP five more favorable seats ahead of the midterms.

Texas, Trump and Democrats

News Nation on MSN · 1h

Texas Dems have legal right to leave state: State party chair

Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison (R) claimed Monday the Republican Party will “never have the White House again” if Democrats overtake the majority in the Lone Star State. “I’m here to speak for myself. And what I care about is working to make sure that the will, the interests, the desires and quite frankly, what…

USA TODAY on MSN · 3h

Trump says FBI 'may have to' force Democratic lawmakers back to Texas

President Donald Trump said the FBI might help Texas Republicans arrest Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block Republican redistricting.

U.S. News & World Report · 12h

Trump Defends Push for Texas Redistricting

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his push for a Republican-backed plan to redraw Texas congressional districts before the midterm congressional elections in 2026. "We have a really good governor and we have good people in Texas and I won Texas,

11mon MSN

Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove Houston Rep. Gene Wu, chair of the House Democratic ...

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Pritzker says Illinois remap is possible as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts 'tooth and nail'

Democrats in New York, California and Illinois are threatening to redraw their own maps in retaliation to Republican ...

5hon MSN

Texas Republicans could have a hard time enforcing threats against Democrats who left

Dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers had barely left the state to stall a vote on a redrawn congressional map when ...

14mon MSN

Beto O’Rourke’s political group is a top funder for Texas Democrats’ exodus to block GOP congressional map

Powered by People, a Democratic political group started by former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, has emerged as a top funder ...

Trump administration live updates: Texas Republicans blocked again from moving forward with their redistricting plan

Trump administration live updates: House members face rowdy town halls; Texas GOP back arrests of absent Democrats Attorney ...

4hon MSN

Will Texas Democrats’ walkout work?

For months, Democrats have been urging their party to play more hardball in fighting back against President Donald Trump’s ...

FBI is asked to arrest Texas Democrats in battle over House seats

The use of federal agents to round up the Texas lawmakers could set up a clash between the governors of those Democratic ...

‘It’s outrageous’: Mass. governor forays into national debate over Texas redistricting vote

Governor Maura Healey hosted 10 Democratic Texas state legislators in the State House on Tuesday who left their state.

3hon MSN

Some swing district Republicans object to Texas redistricting plan as Democrats threaten to retaliate

Two GOP lawmakers say they'll offer bills to curtail gerrymandering. They could be in the line of fire if Democrats in states ...

California Democrats Look to Redraw House Map to Counter Texas G.O.P.

As a Texas senator summoned the F.B.I. to round up Democrats, the redistricting war that began in Texas was spreading, with ...

3hon MSN

‘Butter knife to a gunfight': Democratic lawmaker rips his party's strategy in redistricting battle

Texas, urged his party to fight harder against Republican gerrymandering efforts in his home state, saying Democrats need to match GOP tactics.

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