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Greg Abbott, Supreme Court and Texas

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 them to reconsider.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Texas redistricting battle escalates as Abbott asks court to remove top Democrat

T he redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the state Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, the chairman of the Texas House Democratic caucus.

CNN · 1d

August 5, 2025: Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove key Democrat from office in showdown over redistricting

Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court this evening to declare vacant the seat of a key Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Gene Wu, one of the 50 quorum-breaking Democratic House members who fled the state.

FBI, Texas House and Democrats

KERA News · 27m

Sen. Cornyn says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled state over redistricting

More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state to stall a Republican-backed redistricting plan, effectively shutting down legislative business at the state Capitol.

Politico · 3h

FBI agrees to help chase down quorum-breaking Texas Democrats

It is unclear what resources the FBI is investing or how it is approaching the situation as there is no apparent legal breach under its purview.

ABC News on MSN · 22h

Texas Gov. Abbott claims FBI is going to search for Texas House Democrats

The redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott claimed he had heard the FBI will search for Texas House Democrats who left the state in protest of proposed new congressional maps.

Texas, redistricting

Los Angeles Times · 10h

Why Texas could face greater legal hurdles than California in redistricting fight

The Supreme Court has ruled that judges are powerless to review partisan gerrymandering. But courts can still enforce the Voting Rights Act provisions that protect minorities' voting power.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

How the Texas redistricting fight is spilling over to other states

Here's how Texas Republicans' plans to redraw its congressional map mushroomed into a multi-state standoff over the past week.

The Washington Post on MSN · 9h

Can Texas Republicans expel absent Democrats in redistricting fight?

A legal battle simmers in the Lone Star State, as GOP lawmakers try to wrangle their colleagues back to Austin to vote on redrawn midterm congressional maps.

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What Supreme Court justices said about gerrymandering

The Texas showdown has revived gerrymandering fears as the Supreme Court's 2019 Rucho ruling left redistricting power ...

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A Texas lawmaker lost his seat over quorum-breaking and violence allegations. 155 years ago.

But Alford played a huge role in the dramatic legislative session of 1870, one that started with a walkout over a militia ...

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A decade of Supreme Court rulings have given states increasingly unfettered power in redistricting

For now, the Voting Rights Act imposes some restraints, but the court has also signaled it could further weaken the landmark ...

FBI joins redistricting drama: What Texas leaders are demanding now

The FBI is now helping Texas leaders locate Democratic lawmakers who fled the state amid an escalating redistricting standoff ...

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As Texas pushes redistricting plan to add 5 GOP House seats before 2026 elections, other states may follow

The fight for control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections is underway — long before a single ballot is cast next year.

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Texas redistricting showdown: Legal questions mount as power struggle intensifies

While the political battle lines are clear legal questions are being raised as Texas GOP leaders push to get lawmakers back ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Paxton launches investigation into Beto O’Rourke’s political group for funding Democrats who left state

The attorney general accused the organization of running a financial influence scheme that convinced Texas Democrats to leave ...

Politicians flee state in Texas gerrymandering fight. Could it happen in Arizona?

Texas lawmakers' drawing new congressional boundaries to advantage Republicans has ignited a national scrum over ...

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