Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office if they do not return to the state. Abbott threatened to begin the effort Monday, a day after dozens of Democrats left Texas in an attempt to block the adoption of redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump. The revolt by Democrats in the state House and Abbott’s threat ratcheted up a widening fight over congressional maps that began in Texas but expanded to include Democratic governors of other states. They have floated the possibility of rushing to redraw their own state’s maps in retaliation.
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