Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state

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 Caucus chair, from office over Wu's departure from the state with other Democrats to block a new congressional map. (Credit: Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribune)

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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 resume business in the Legislature and advance new congressional maps.