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Texas Attorney General Says He'll Seek to Remove Democrats Who Don’t Return by Friday

Attorney General Ken Paxton said he will go to the courts in an attempt to declare Democrats who fled the sate as having abandoned their elected office.
Texas Attorney General Says He'll Seek to Remove Democrats Who Don’t Return by Friday
Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu speaks to reporters following a press conference at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters in Carol Stream, Illinois, on Aug. 3, 2025. Wu was with a group of Democratic Texas lawmakers who left the state so a quorum could not be reached during a special session called to redistrict the state. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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DALLAS—Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to seek judicial orders declaring “runaway Democrats” as having vacated their elected office if they do not return to the state House by Friday, when it reconvenes.

“Starting Friday, any rogue lawmakers refusing to return to the House will be held accountable for vacating their office,” Paxton stated in an Aug. 5 press release. “The people of Texas elected lawmakers, not jet-setting runaways looking for headlines. If you don’t show up to work, you get fired.”
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.