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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 ...

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 ...

Texas bans soda and candy purchases with SNAP benefits beginning April 2026, Gov. Abbott says

Texans participating in a federal program that helps low-income individuals and families buy food will no longer be allowed ...

Israel plans takeover of Gaza City and Texas Gov. Abbott criticizes state Democrats: Morning Rundown

Plus, the suspect in a shooting this week at Fort Stewart in Georgia was bullied for his stutter when he first joined the ...

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 ...

Democrat who fled Texas reacts to Abbott issuing arrest warrant for skipping special session

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has now ordered the State Department of Public Safety to conduct civil arrests of Democrats who ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to remove 13 Democrats over quorum-breaking walkout

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing 13 Democrats, claiming their walkout to block GOP maps represents an abandonment ...

Texas Republicans Restrict Pay for Missing Democrats in Redistricting Dispute

Texas House of Representatives House Speaker Dustin Burrows gavels in on the fourth day legislators lacked a quorum because ...