Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Texas Supreme Court to declare that House Democratic Caucus Leader Gene Wu (D-Houston) has “forfeited” his office by breaking quorum in the middle of the ongoing special session, fleeing with over 50 other House Democrats to other states.
“What is at stake here? Nothing less than the future of Texas. If a small fraction of recalcitrant lawmakers choose to run out the clock today, they can do so for any, and every, Regular or Special Session, potentially bankrupting the State in an attempt to get their way,” Abbott’s petition reads.
