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Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

The governor and attorney general have asked the court to find that Democratic lawmakers abandoned their seats when they left ...
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Abbott’s bid to expel the House Democratic leader goes to a court filled with his appointees

The Texas Supreme Court said in 2021 the Constitution allows members to thwart legislation by leaving the state. Abbott wants ...

What Supreme Court Justices Said About Gerrymandering

The Texas showdown has revived gerrymandering fears as the Supreme Court's 2019 Rucho ruling left redistricting power ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff

More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said ...

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 .

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 ...
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Ken Paxton petitions Texas Supreme Court to remove quorum-breaking Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the state's highest court to vacate the seats of more than a dozen Texas House ...

Texas Supreme Court delays decision on Abbott and Paxton’s request to eject Democrats from office

Justices requested more information before deciding whether Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is allowed to oust Democratic lawmakers who have broken quorum.
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Gov. Abbott will call special sessions until Texas Democrats return

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he would continue to call special legislative sessions until Democratic lawmakers who left the ...

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.