Texas Democrats on Friday are gearing up for another day defying Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move forward with controversial redistricting. The Texas House is set to meet as Republican legislators say that Friday is the deadline for Democratic legislators who've fled the state to return or face consequences. House Republicans will try to vote on GOP-proposed new congressional maps that would give Republicans more seats in Congress -- potentially allowing the GOP to keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. Abbott has also requested the Texas Supreme Court to remove Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu, the Texas House minority leader, from office over the Democrats' defiance. The court gave Wu until 6 p.m. ET Friday to respond to the governo

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