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Showdown in Texas as Abbott threatens Democrats who fled in protest of redistricting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas House Democrats have until 3 p.m. local time on Monday to return to the statehouse for the ...
‘Come and take it’: Texas Democrat says Abbott removal threat ‘all bluster’
Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu brushed off Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) threat to remove Democrats from the Texas Legislature after they left the Lone Star State in protest of GOP ...
Greg Abbott Threatens to Expel, and Possibly Arrest, Dems Who Fled State
The lawmakers trying to block the Republican gerrymandering attempt responded succinctly to the governor: "Come and take it" ...
Abbott orders House Democrats to return to Austin or be removed from office
After Texas House Democrats left the state on Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered them to return to Austin or said he would take ...
Why Texas Democrats fled the state, in their own words
Democratic state lawmakers fled Texas en masse over the weekend in a bid to stall GOP plans, urged by President Donald Trump, to redistrict the state’s congressional map. If approved in a special ...
Texas Democrats remain in Illinois amid redistricting controversy; Abbott threatens to remove them House reconvenes
Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to block a Republican redistricting plan, with Governor Greg Abbott ...