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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 ...
Abbott says blue-state gerrymandering ‘distorted’ US politics after Democrats flee Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) defended his state’s controversial redistricting move as necessary, given the Democrats’ own ...
4 key takeaways from our investigation into Greg Abbott's Texas border grant spending
The Express-News and the Houston Chronicle pieced together the most detailed picture to date of spending under Greg Abbott's ...
Texas Democrats Leave State to Foil Republican Effort to Redraw State’s Congressional Districts
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session to redraw districts and gain five seats at the request of President ...
Greg Abbott issues update on Texas raising property taxes
In June Governor Abbott signed two bills that, if approved by Texan voters in November, would grant property tax cuts to many ...
Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP's redistricting plan
Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a bigger edge — an idea blessed by President Trump ...
Texas AG Paxton will try to expel Texas Democrats if they don’t return by Friday
Paxton said he would begin asking Texas courts on Friday to remove the Democrats if they do not return to Austin. “Democrats have abandoned their offices by fleeing Texas, and a failure to respond to ...
Texas governor threatens to seek removal of Democrats who fled state, escalating tensions
The Texas state House is set to reconvene at 3 p.m. CT Monday. Democrats have left the state to try to stop Republicans from moving ahead with enacting a new congressional map that would give the GOP ...