The TexasSupremeCourt has refused to declare that Democratic state lawmakers who briefly left the state last year in a quorum break to stop a vote on new congressional voting maps pushed by PresidentDonald Trump vacated their offices ....
The petitioner argued that the recruitment violated Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, which guarantee equality before the law and equal opportunity in public employment ....
Justice N. Senthilkumar passes the order following a few applications filed by industrialist M.A.M.R.Muthiah, his wife Geetha Muthiah, and five others ....