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Trump Signs Order Easing ‘Restrictive’ Space Industry Rules

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Mexico Extradites 26 Alleged Cartel Members to US

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How the Federal Settlements With Elite Universities Are Unfolding

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Uvalde School District Releases Records Related to 2022 Robb Elementary Shooting

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DC Locals Have Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Police Takeover

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Trump Places DC Police Under Federal Control, Orders National Guard to Washington

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Environmental Protection Agency Terminates Contracts With Unionized Employees

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Commerce Department Threatens to Take Ownership of Harvard Patents

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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

by USNN World NewsAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025

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Black National Anthem at Super Bowl Stirs Controversy

By Tom Ozimek The NFL’s pre-Super Bowl festivities over the weekend included a performance of a song known colloquially as the “Black National Anthem,” stirring controversy ...

Missouri AG Investigates Allegations That Hundreds of Children Were Harmed at Transgender Clinic

By Janice Hisle Missouri’s attorney general says his office and two other agencies are investigating a St. Louis transgender clinic for allegedly “harming hundreds of children.” The investigation ...

State Supreme Court Blocks Mother From Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19

By Zachary Stieber The Rhode Island Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a mother from getting her children vaccinated against COVID-19. A trial court in January rejected arguments from ...

DeSantis Wins Control of Disney’s Special Self-Governing District: ‘New Era of Accountability’

By Tom Ozimek Florida lawmakers have passed a bill giving control of Disney’s special tax district in central Florida to a Senate-approved board, handing a ...

Trump Lays Out Vision for America’s Energy Policy If Elected President

By Tom Ozimek Former President Donald Trump has released a campaign video in which he outlined his vision for domestic energy production while drawing a contrast with ...

8 Arrested in $1 Million Retail Theft Scheme Targeting Apple Stores in California

By Jamie Joseph Eight suspects have been arrested for allegedly stealing about $1 million worth of merchandise primarily from Apple stores, state Attorney General Rob ...

US Shoots Down ‘High-Altitude Object’ Over Alaska: White House

By Andrew Thornebrooke The United States shot down an unknown flying object off the coast of Alaska on Feb. 10, according to National Security Council Coordinator for ...

Department of Energy Announces $2 Billion Loan to Electric Vehicle Battery Component Maker

By Samantha Flom Redwood Materials, a Nevada-based battery recycling startup, has secured a $2 billion conditional loan commitment from the Department of Energy to ramp ...

US Launches Test Nuclear-Capable Missile Into Pacific Ocean Amid Heightened China Tensions

By Jack Phillips The U.S. Air Force confirmed it launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base into the Pacific Ocean ...

Whistleblower Tells Congress FBI Leadership Is ‘Rotted at Its Core’

By Joseph Lord House Republicans on Feb. 9 opened their first hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The committee is ...

South Dakota House Passes Bill to Ban Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes in Elections

By Caden Pearson The South Dakota House of Representatives has passed a bill proposing to make the use of drop boxes for absentee ballots illegal in all ...

American Taxpayers Will ‘Fund Lucrative Tax Credits’ Worth $136 Billion For Biden’s Electric Car Agenda

By Naveen Athrappully The Biden administration’s tax credits for electric vehicles (EV) could end up costing taxpayers four times more than earlier estimates, with multiple ...