Paxton seeks to remove 13 Texas Democrats from their seats
Aug 8, 2025 4:55 PM
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit on Friday looking to vacate the seats of 13 Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas in a bid to block Republicans from passing a new GOP-friendly House map. Paxton is asking the Texas Supreme Court to declare that the 13 lawmakers have vacated their offices after roughly 50...