Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) is asking the Texas Supreme Court to strip the alleged “ringleader” leading Texas Democrats of his elected office.
Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday to remove Democratic Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu from his post. Texas Democrats have been away from their home state to deny Texas Republicans the quorum they need to vote on a GOP-friendly congressional map.
The governor previously threatened to arrest or remove from office the Democrats who had left the state, which includes Wu. Texas Democrats have gone to blue states such as Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts.
“Today I took emergency action to begin the removal from office of derelict Democrat Texas House members who refuse to show up for the special session,” Abbott said
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