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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 ...

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

Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue that leaving the state to halt legislative action ...

Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove House Democratic Chair Gene Wu

Bomb threat made to House Democrats’ hotel in Illinois AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to ...

Greg Abbott sues to remove Houston lawmaker for leading redistricting quorum break

The lawsuit alleges Gene Wu forfeited his office when he led the Democratic House caucus in fleeing the state over ...

‘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.