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Ken Paxton will ask court to vacate seats of Democrats who do not return by Friday

At least 50 Democrats from the Texas House have left the state in an attempt to prevent the passage of a new congressional map.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton will ask state courts to declare absent House Democratic seats vacant

If Texas House Democrats who broke quorum do not return to the Capitol by Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will ask state judges to declare their seats vacant. More than 50 House Democrats left the state on Sunday,

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Texas AG Ken Paxton ramps up 'aggressive' legal pressure on Democrats

Republican Speaker Dustin Burrows has given the absent lawmakers until Friday, Aug. 8, to return to Texas and appear before the House.

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Texas House convenes on Tuesday, again no quorum

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows gaveled in the House on Tuesday with only 94 members present. One hundred are needed to ...

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House Democrats refuse to come back, and Cornyn wants to get the feds involved.

With Texas House Democrats refusing to come back to Texas as long as redistricting is on the table, Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are now lobbing threats. At the beginning of the ...

Texas Republicans Could Have a Hard Time Enforcing Threats Against Democrats Who Left

Republicans have threatened Texas Democratic lawmakers with steep fines, arrests and even removal from office after they left ...

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