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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to redistrict 8 seats for GOP if Dem lawmakers don't return to Texas

In a preview clip of Friday's "Ruthless" podcast," Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to create up to eight new seats for his party if Democratic state lawmakers don't return.

CBS News on MSN · 2d

Can Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remove Democratic lawmakers who left the state over redistricting?

Gov. Greg Abbott said he's ordered the Texas DPS to "locate, arrest and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned their duty to Texans."

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 4h

Abbott threatens to remove Texas Democrats from office. Can he legally do that?

On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott escalated the feud, filing a lawsuit asking the State Supreme Court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Abbott argued that Wu forfeited his office by leaving the state.

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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 ...

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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.

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FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who left state, Sen. John Cornyn says

Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the state Democratic lawmakers back in order to vote on their redistricting plan.

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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 ...

Texas Democrats' Walkout to Block a New Map, by the Numbers

Texas Democrats continue to camp out in different states across the country seeking to block voting back home on new ...

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Donald Trump issues FBI warning to fleeing Texas Democrats

Dozens of Texas Democrats have left the state in a bid to block a vote on redrawn U.S. House maps sought by Trump.

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Texas House Democrats evacuated from hotel in Illinois after bomb threat

Texas Democrats are in Illinois to block a vote on a new congressional map that aims to shore up Republicans power in Congress.

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