JUST IN: Texas Democrats fired their first legal volley against Gov. Abbott's bid to remove them from office. Rep. Gene Wu said the TX constitution permits only the legislature to remove its own members — and that Abbot's bid was full of other holes too.

NEW: Texas Democrats say Gov. Abbott's bid to remove them from office is full of legal holes — and they cite AG Ken Paxton's own criticism of the governor's gambit to make the point.