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Texas Redistricting Showdown Intensifies: Abbott Seeks Lawmaker’s Removal as Quorum Battle Looms

Texas Redistricting Showdown Intensifies: Abbott Seeks Lawmaker’s Removal as Quorum Battle Looms

Texas Redistricting Showdown Intensifies: Abbott Seeks Lawmaker’s Removal as Quorum Battle Looms The political standoff over redistricting in Texas has reached a critical juncture, with Governor Greg Abbott pushing for the immediate removal of State Representative Gene Wu as the special legislative session attempts to reconvene Friday. Abbott, a Republican, has formally petitioned the Texas Supreme Court to declare Wu’s office “forfeited” after the Democratic lawmaker, along with others, left the state to deny the quorum needed to vote on…

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Texas Redistricting Battle Escalates: Gov. Abbott Sues to Remove Rep. Gene Wu Amid Quorum Break

Texas Redistricting Battle Escalates: Gov. Abbott Sues to Remove Rep. Gene Wu Amid Quorum Break

Texas Redistricting Battle Escalates: Gov. Abbott Sues to Remove Rep. Gene Wu Amid Quorum Break A major constitutional clash is unfolding in Texas as Governor Greg Abbott has filed an emergency petition with the state’s Supreme Court, seeking to remove State Representative Gene Wu from office. The unprecedented legal action comes after Wu and other Democratic lawmakers left Texas, effectively halting Republican efforts to redraw congressional district lines. Governor Abbott’s lawsuit, submitted Tuesday, contends that Rep. Wu, who chairs the…

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