Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the Texas Supreme Court to remove House Democratic Leader Rep. Gene Wu from office, accusing the Houston lawmaker of orchestrating an ongoing effort to paralyze the state Legislature by leading a coordinated quorum break in the Texas House.

In an emergency petition filed Tuesday, Abbott argued that Wu “forfeited his office” by skipping out on a constitutionally mandated special session, calling Wu “the ringleader of the derelict Democrats” who fled the state. The governor is now asking the court to either remove Wu or let him move forward with a rare legal case to challenge Wu’s right to stay in office.

“These members have abandoned their official duties required by the Constitution,” Abbott said in the petition. “This Court should make clear that a legisla

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