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Texas House Democratic Leader Gene Wu lists demands for returning to Austin

State Capitol Correspondent Adam Schwager sat down with State Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, minutes after he said the caucus would ...

Texas House Democrats release demands for ending quorum-break, returning to Capitol

Texas House Democrats signaled Thursday they will likely return to the state for a second special on redistricting and “take ...

Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps ...

Texas, Indiana Democrats Take Voting Rights Fight to Chicago

With the carved image of Martin Luther King Jr. as their backdrop, state House Democrats from Indiana and Texas, in a show of ...

'We're fighting for the American people,' says Texas state Rep. Gene Wu

Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu joined ABC News Live to talk about the state's House Democrats, who left Texas to prevent a ...

Texas Rep. Gene Wu calls Gov. Abbott's push to oust him from office 'meaningless'

Texas State Rep. Gene Wu, who fled the state with other Democrats to stop a GOP redistricting plan, is being targeted for ...

Democrats who fled Texas to block the GOP's redistricting effort plot their exit strategy

Lawmakers are now framing their ability to prevent new maps from passing during one special legislative session as a victory.

Texas Democrats weigh their end game and Trump makes his mark on D.C.: From the Politics Desk

Plus, ahead of Friday's summit, Trump threatens “very severe consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the Russia-Ukraine ...
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‘Back in China?’ Texas lawmaker’s post about Houston Rep. Gene Wu draws fire during Democratic quorum break

A tweet by Sen. Mayes Middleton questioning if Houston lawmaker Gene Wu was "back in China" sparked backlash amid a ...
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Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults

Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the ...

Dems accuse JD Vance of ‘congressional level shoplifting,’ call for more to join AWOL lawmakers

Democratic lawmakers slammed Republican redistricting efforts before the 2026 Midterm Elections, with one accusing JD Vance of engaging in "congressional-level shoplifting." ...

Gov. Abbott takes legal action to remove Houston Rep. Gene Wu from office; Wu responds

Gov. Abbott has taken legal action to remove Houston state Rep. Gene Wu from office, in the wake of House Democrats leaving ...