While Texas’ U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Donald Trump threaten to send the FBI after Texas House Democrats who left the state to break quorum in the House and stop Republicans’ efforts to force racially-based gerrymandered redistricting on the state, Texas Gov, Greg Abbott is filing suit to have Texas House Democratic Chair Gene Wu removed from office, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is threatening to get the Texas Supreme Court to kick those Democrats out of office, the contingent of Texas Democrats who are making their stand in Chicago are dealing with threats of deadly violence.
The Texas lawmakers were forced to evacuate the hotel where they have been staying after the hotel received bomb threats, according to various news reports. This morning (Wednesday, Aug. 6), Wu, along with