AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday refused to declare that Democratic lawmakers who briefly fled the state in 2025 to block a vote on new congressional maps pushed by President Donald ...
The court refused to declare that the lawmakers who broke quorum and fled the state in 2025 to block a vote on new congressional maps had vacated their offices. In denying the request from Governor ...
Governor Greg Abbott and other GOP leaders had accused Democrats of abandoning their seats during a protest last year.