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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas House Democrats with removal from office for fleeing state
The governor also alleged absconding Democrats may have committed felonies by fundraising to cover the $500-a-day fines they ...
Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them
Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered to points across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent ...
Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to derail congressional redistricting bill
Texas House Democrats have left the state in order to derail a Republican-driven redistricting plan designed to flip up to ...
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 ...
Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left the state over Trump-backed redistricting
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers if they don’t return after dozens ...
GOP memo preps House Republicans to tout Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' as Dems go on offense
A new memo being sent to House GOP lawmakers is attempting to give them a boost in the messaging war over Trump's "big, ...
Pro-Israel Democrats try breaking with Netanyahu to stop party’s shift amid Gaza crisis
Fearing Zionism could die among Democrats, many party leaders are explicitly breaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
Will Democrats try to ‘primary’ fellow Democrats for overriding Gov. Stein vetoes?
Democratic Reps. Carla D. Cunningham and Shelly Willingham speak prior to a vote on an immigration enforcement bill. The ...