Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader, escalating efforts to end walkout
Bypassing lower courts, Abbott filed a rare emergency petition straight to the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court just three days into a walkout by Democrats. It hinges on what even some Republicans have acknowledged is an untested legal theory that the absent lawmakers have effectively forfeited their office by refusing to come to the Texas Capitol.
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