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Texas, Democrats and Greg Abbott

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff

More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said they won't be able to wait out the redistricting push.

New York Magazine on MSN · 2d

Greg Abbott Is Looking Desperate to Pressure Texas Democrats

But as the conflict moved into another week, Governor Greg Abbott signaled that he would use the power of his office to keep the redistricting fight going for as long as needed. In an interview with NBC News,

Newsweek on MSN · 6d

Greg Abbott threatens to expel Texas Democrats as they thwart redistricting

Greg Abbott has said that the absences of Texas Democrats that prevented a quorum were "premeditated for an illegitimate purpose."

Democrats, Texas and U.S. House of Representatives

ABC News on MSN · 2d

Texas House again fails to reach quorum amid Democrats' protest

Texas Democrats again defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP and did not show up Friday for a vote on the controversial redistricting plan proposed by Republicans.

Louisiana Illuminator · 8h

Texas Democrats know they may lose redistricting protest, but hope to spark a national fight

They concede there’s only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps, but they want to encourage blue states to retaliate.

AOL · 1d

Texas House fails to reach quorum amid Democrats' redistricting showdown with GOP

Texas Democrats on Friday again defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP and did not show up for a vote on a controversial Republican-proposed redistricting plan. The GOP-proposed new congressional maps that would give Republicans more seats in Congress -- potentially allowing the GOP to keep control of the U.

1hon MSN

Abbott blasts Crockett, Democrats over redistricting critiques

The Texas governor accused Rep. Jasmine Crockett of racism for voicing concerns over the proposed new congressional map.

3hon MSN

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Trump over GOP redistricting efforts

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed President Donald Trump as a "cheater" and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a "joke" days after ...

Greg Abbott is testing new legal ground in his push to expel absent Democrats

A constitutional law expert says the governor and the attorney general are treading upon separation of powers doctrine .

15mon MSN

MAGA Gov Greg Abbott Bashes ‘Racist’ Jasmine Crockett Over Redistricting Spat

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday tore into Rep. Jasmine Crockett and accused her of being “racist” after she argued that his redistricting plan would diminish the voting power of minority groups.

1don MSN

Here’s why Greg Abbott, GOP using hardball tactics to bring back quorum-busting Democrats

Greg Abbott is trying to remove and replace the absent Democrats from the Capitol, as well as exploring charging them with ...

3don MSN

Abbott, Paxton launch legal blitz on fleeing Democrats in redistricting showdown

Texas leaders are trying to force a vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors Republicans — teeing up a showdown ...

Law scholars say Gov. Abbott’s bid to oust Rep. Wu is unprecedented, lacks legal basis

Quorum breaking has a long history in Texas; however, Gov. Greg Abbott's Tuesday petition to the state's Supreme Court is ...

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Abbott says blue-state gerrymandering ‘distorted’ US politics after Democrats flee Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) defended his state’s controversial redistricting move as necessary, given the Democrats’ own ...

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