# Texas Governor Greg Abbott is taking legal action to remove from office dozens of Democrats who have fled the state to block a plan to redraw electoral boundaries. He filed a lawsuit with the Texas Supreme Court seeking to fire Democrats for what he calls a plot to hijack state government. Abbott said the departure of more than 50 Democrats would constitute abandonment and justifies their removal from office. The redrawn congressional map would create five more Republican-leaning seats in the US House of Representatives, where Republicans hold a slim majority.
Texas governor seeks court order to fire Democrats who fled in row over voting map