The administration has been testing a strategy of using the courts as leverage to force political outcomes. In Texas, the ...

Abbott orders arrest of ‘delinquent’ Dems who fled state ... In 2021, voting reform legislation triggered a dash to Washington DC. In 2013, State Senator Wendy Davis spoke for nearly 13 hours to ...

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove Houston Rep. Gene Wu, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, from office, an unprecedented escalation in Republicans’ efforts to ...

The third-term governor appears determined to win any battle — even if it means scorched-earth primary crusades or trying to ...

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove Houston Rep. Gene Wu, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, from office, an unprecedented escalation in Republicans’ efforts ...

Gov. Greg Abbott responds to a reporter during a press conference at the Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville on Saturday, June 5, 2025. (Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribune, Ronaldo ...

Gov. Greg Abbott at a bill-signing ceremony at the Texas Capitol in Austin on June 11, 2025. The governor asked the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic ...

Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue that leaving the state to ...