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Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader from office over walkout

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the “ringleader” of Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congressional voting map pushed by President Donald Trump.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

Texas Dems gone AWOL may soon be subject to arrest warrants, House Speaker says

Gov. Gregg Abbott says state Democrats who skipped town to derail a GOP-backed redistricting effort could face expulsion from office and even potential felony charges.

The New York Times · 11h

F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats

It was unclear how the agency would respond. Democratic lawmakers left the state to stop Republicans from redrawing district maps to their advantage.

Texas, Republicans and Trump

ABC News on MSN · 10h

Texas redistricting: What's at stake as Republicans aim to pick up 5 House seats

President Donald Trump claimed Republicans are "entitled to five more seats" in Texas, where a redistricting battle is playing out among state lawmakers.

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The Washington Post on MSN · 9h

Live updates: Trump says Republicans are ‘entitled’ to 5 more seats in Texas redistricting

PM: Paxton will seek to remove Texas Democrats from office after Friday deadline Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Tuesday he will seek court rulings to have state Democratic lawmakers removed from office if they do not return to Texas by a Friday deadline and allow their Republican colleagues to proceed with a redrawing of congressional maps.

USA TODAY on MSN · 15h

Trump says Republicans are 'entitled' to more congressional seats in Texas

President Donald Trump defended Republican efforts to redraw Texas' congressional maps that would add five GOP seats, saying Democratic-leaning states have also used gerrymandering to tilt the scales in their party's favor.

Texas, Democrats and Paxton

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN · 1d

Gov. Abbott orders arrest of Texas Democrats in legislative standoff

Texas Democrats have fled the state to block a vote on a new redistricting map. Gov. Abbott has ordered their arrest, stalling critical legislation and raising legal questions.

POLITICO on MSN · 8h

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 a call of the House constitutes a dereliction of their duty as elected officials,

The Washington Post on MSN · 9h

Paxton says he will seek Democrats’ removal if they do not return to Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he will ask the courts to declare state legislators’ seats vacant if they do not return by Friday and allow Republicans to redraw the Congressional map.

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Trump and Democrats turn rivals Texas and California into proxies for national power struggle

The rivalry tugging at the nation’s political balance is playing out in advance of the 2026 midterm elections.

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Move over, Houston: Texas now has its tallest building — and it's in Austin

Move over, Houston: The tallest building in Texas officially belongs to the Capital City.

'Worst accident we could ever imagine': 5 Texas women die in crash near Austin while on birthday trip

The women, described to be close as sisters, died on July 25 after a truck cross into the wrong lane and struck their vehicle ...

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Steve Sarkisian is fine with the Texas defense being better than the offense — for now

Six practices into training camp, 25 days before Texas and Ohio State square off in the first-ever matchup between the top ...

FOX 7 Austin on MSN4h

Texas redistricting: Political stakes increase in day two of Democrat quorum break

For the second day, there weren't enough lawmakers in the Texas House to debate a congressional redistricting map. As state Democrats continue with their holdout, there's now a hard deadline that ...

Texas Democrats vow to keep fighting as committee advances redrawn map to full House

The push to redraw the map follows President Trump's urging of Texas Republicans to redraw the districts to secure five more ...

TEA approves turnaround plans for three North Austin middle schools

The Texas Education Agency has approved three plans aimed at turning around three North Austin middle schools the district ...

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South Texas arena's new name is official after Thomas J. Henry snub

San Antonio's prolific personal injury attorney Thomas J. Henry will not get to rename Corpus Christi’s American Bank Center ...

The Canadian Press on MSN1h

Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them

Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas are scattered across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent Republicans ...

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