AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott has taken legal action in the wake of House Democrats leaving Texas. He filed an emergency petition to remove state Rep. Gene Wu (D-Houston), who he calls the “ringleader of the derelict Democrats,” from office.

Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Republican-majority Texas Supreme Court, citing a Writ of Quo Warranto, which legally challenges a person’s right to hold public office.

More than 50 House Democrats remain out of Texas, blocking a vote on the GOP-backed redrawn congressional districts . On Sunday, they fled to Chicago, Boston, and Albany to break quorum.

"I made clear in a formal statement on Sunday, August 3, that if the Texas House Democrats were not in attendance when the House reconvened at 3:00 PM on Monday, August 4, then act

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