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Gov. Greg Abbott sues to remove Texas House Democratic Caucus chair in redistricting standoff
The lawsuit filed with the state Supreme Court argues that Rep. Gene Wu violated Texas' Constitution and that his absence ...
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, ...
Texas House speaker ‘confident’ that redistricting bill will be passed in a 'timely manner'
Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dustin Burrows discusses the state of the redistricting bill that would add five more ...
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 ...
Texas Democrats leave the state in an extraordinary move, and a slow trickle of Gaza aid: Weekend Rundown
Plus, the White House defends firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, and nostalgic millennials are having a ...
Texas and California Joust for Political Advantage, With Trump Power and US House Majority in Play
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
Texas Gov. Abbott orders civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP-drawn congressional map
Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional map.
‘The start of a long fight’: 3 writers on Texas’s political showdown
What to make of this political showdown? I’m joined by my colleagues E.J. Dionne Jr. and Megan McArdle to discuss. Mizanur ...