Texas Rep. Gene Wu speaks in front of Democratic members of Congress and Texas House Democrats during a news conference, after they left their state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state’s 38 congressional districts, at IBEW Local Union 701 in Warrenville, Ill., on Aug. 4, 2025. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images
In a rare move aimed at bypassing a lengthy court battle, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott petitioned the state Supreme Court to remove a state Democratic leader trying to derail Republican plans to redraw the state’s congressional map.
More than 50 Democrats left the Lone Star State for several blue states and have been absent from the 150-member Texas House, which requires 100 legislators to meet quorum and conduct business.
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