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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court on Aug. 8, asking the court to declare the House seats of 13 Texas Democrats vacant due to “unlawful absences.” Paxton filed the lawsuit shortly after Democrats broke a deadline set by Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows to return to the Capitol on Friday. “I have asked the Texas Supreme Court to declare what has been clear from the beginning: that the runaway members have officially vacated their offices in the Texas House,” Paxton said in a press release. Story continues below advertisement The lawsuit is aimed at 13 Democratic members who stated publicly they refused to return, “confirming in their own words the very grounds for this legal action,” according to the press release. Those named include the following Texas Democratic representatives: Ron Reynolds, Vikki Goodwin, Gina Hinojosa, James Talarico, Lulu Flores, Mihaela Plesa, Suleman Lalani, Chris Turner, Ana-Maria Ramos, Jessica Gonzalez, John Bucy III, Christina Morales, and Gene Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chairman. Paxton said Texas law gives him the authority to represent the state in “quo warranto actions” and to appear before the Texas Supreme Court in matters of direct state interest. Related Stories Texas Governor Aims to Remove Absent Democrats With Emergency Petition to State High Court The Epoch Times Texas Holds Legislative Session After Democrat Lawmakers Depart The Epoch Times More than 50 state Democrats fled the state to derail Republican plans to redraw the state’s Congressional map before the midterm elections. “When members of the legislature disregard arrest warrants, refuse to perform their duties, and announce that they intend to prevent the legislature from exercising its constitutional responsibilities, they have, through words and conduct, demonstrated an intent to relinquish and abandon their offices,” the lawsuit states. Such legal action is rarely used. Warranto petitions are typically used to challenge a person’s right to hold a public or corporate office or to revoke a corporation’s charter. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott also filed a warranto petition on Aug. 5 with the state’s high court, naming Wu as a respondent. The governor’s lawsuit alleged that House Democrats abdicated their official duties by refusing to show up for work. Story continues below advertisement The state justices gave Wu until Friday to respond. Paxton and Burrows took steps to enforce arrest warrants in other states, while the attorney general also began investigations into Powered by People and Texas Majority PAC for allegedly “operating an illegal financial influence scheme to bribe Democrats into breaking quorum.” Also, the fleeing Democrats potentially face felony charges and fines of $500 per day that must be paid from their own funds. The fight between Democrats and Republicans started when the Department of Justice (DOJ) sent Abbott a letter on July 7 raising concerns that four congressional districts in the Houston and Dallas areas were unconstitutional because of “racial gerrymandering.” Current boundaries run afoul of the Voting Rights Act by relying on racial demographics to group minority voters into “coalition districts,” where no single racial group forms a majority, according to the DOJ. Abbott added redrawing the congressional map onto the special session agenda, prompting the Democrats to purposefully break quorum and grind the legislature to a halt.

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Texas AG Files Suit With State Supreme Court to Declare Seats of 13 Absent Democrats Vacant

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NASA Confirms Next Friday for Webb Space Telescope Launch

By The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA is shooting for next Friday—Christmas Eve—to launch its newest space telescope. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson confirmed Friday that the James Webb ...

Boeing Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

By Tom Ozimek Boeing on Friday suspended its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for U.S. employees, becoming the latest company to drop the rule amid pushback from some ...

UNC’s Department of Pediatrics Removes CRT-Related Documents After Physician’s Criticism

By Matt McGregor After criticism from a physician, the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine’s Pediatric Department has removed a statement supporting a critical-race-theory (CRT) ...

FBI Officials Had Sex With Prostitutes While Overseas on Assignment: Watchdog

By Zachary Stieber Four FBI officials had sex with prostitutes while on assignment overseas, the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found. The investigation also pointed ...

Amtrak Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Employees: Chief Executive

By Jack Phillips Passenger railroad operator Amtrak said Tuesday it will suspend its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees and no longer expects service disruptions in January. Amtrak Chief Executive Bill ...

‘Internet’s on Fire Right Now’: Millions of Devices at Risk Over New Software Vulnerability

By Jack Phillips A newly discovered flaw in a common piece of open-source software is prompting researchers and companies to update their systems in a ...

Trump endorsements win 137-3, ‘few parallels’ in history

By Paul Bedard, Washington Secrets Columnist For anyone questioning former President Donald Trump’s lock on the Republican Party after his 2020 loss, look no further ...

Democrat Governor Declares COVID-19 Emergency ‘Over’

By Jack Phillips Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declared the COVID-19 pandemic “over” and at this point, it’s the unvaccinated’s “own darn fault” if they get sick from the ...

Last of 4 Alleged Victims Testifies; Prosecution Rests in Maxwell Trial

By Dave Paone NEW YORK-Annie Farmer, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, testified in Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in federal court on December ...

CNN Staffer Charged with Trying to Entice Young Girls to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity

By Zachary Stieber A CNN staff member based in Connecticut has been charged with attempting to entice minor girls to engage in sexual activity. John Griffin, 44, of ...

At Least 70 Dead in Kentucky as Major Storms Rip Through Multiple States

By Lorenz Duchamps A major storm system ripped through multiple U.S. states on Friday, hitting a candle factory in Kentucky with more than 100 employees still inside ...

Amtrak Temporarily Stopping Some Services Due to Staff Shortages

By Naveen Anthrappully Amtrak will be cutting some services because of staff shortages due to the COVID-19 federal vaccine mandate, according to testimony given to ...