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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 ...
Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
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Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting
The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to ...
Pa. House Democratic committee passes transit funding again, while a top GOP senator is calling for a short-term budget
The General Assembly is under greater pressure to pass a budget in the next week, as SEPTA announced it needs additional ...
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 ...
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Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults
Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the ...
In Battle for House, Democrats Are Calling Up Military Recruits
Aware of its deeply unpopular national brand, the Democratic Party is turning to an unusually large crop of veterans to help ...
Indiana is the next target for the White House’s redistricting push
The White House’s pressure campaign on Republican-dominated states to redraw their congressional maps is poised to escalate ...