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Texas, Democrats and O'Rourke

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton investigating Beto O'Rourke's PAC over funding of Democrats' walkout

Paxton has launched an investigation into Beto O'Rourke's PAC, accusing it of illegally funding House Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting vote.

KENS 5 on MSN · 2m

Investigation targets financial aid from Beto O'Rourke's group to absent Texas Democrats

Part of the investigation includes looking into whether the political group is providing funds to Democrats who have left the state to deny quorum in the House.

Just The News · 7m

Texas AG launches probe on whether O'Rourke group funded Democrats leaving state over redistricting

Paxton said that according to public reports, Powered by People is one of the top groups that allegedly "bankrolled" Texas House Democrats to vacate their offices during the redistricting chaos.

Texas, Illinois and Democrats

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns Texas politicians that police can't just come to Illinois to arrest Democrats

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a stern warning to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who said they will send law enforcement to arrest Democrats who left the state over the GOP redistricting plan.

Yahoo · 20h

Raoul warns Texas police against arresting Democrats who fled to Illinois

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has warned Texas authorities that police cannot come into his state to arrest Texas Democrats who fled the state to stymie a vote on a redrawn redistricting map.

KSDK-TV St. Louis on MSN · 1d

Civil arrest warrants for Texas Democrats in Illinois

Texas democrats who fled to Illinois to avoid a redistricting vote are facing civil arrest warrants. The Texas State House approved the motion today.

KERA News41m

Ex-staffers spoke out against the Texas funeral commission. Then came the cease-and-desists

Two attorneys recently fired from the state's funeral regulation agency say the Attorney General's office sent them cease-and ...

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Texas Attorney General Looks to Expel Democratic Lawmakers Who Fled State to Prevent Redistricting

Paxton is pursuing a court ruling that says lawmakers leaving the state and denying quorum amounts to abandonment of office, ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Texas Attorney General Paxton will ask courts to vacate Democratic lawmakers’ seats

Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue a quorum break qualifies as abandoning an office.

Solicitor General files request with Texas Supreme Court as Paxton vacations in Europe

The solicitor general of Texas has filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court in a lawsuit filed by Gov. Greg Abbott while ...

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Paxton opens door to FBI involvement in Texas fight after initial pushback

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Wednesday signaled he was open to getting the FBI involved in the redistricting ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN5d

Texas Senate once again tries to give the attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes

A similar proposal stalled out earlier this year over disagreements between the House and Senate. This time, lawmakers might ...

The New Republic on MSN19hOpinion

Texas Democrats Trying to Stop Gerrymandering Face Bomb Threat

On Sunday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called on law enforcement to “hunt down” Democrats who left the state in protest ...

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette1d

Texas AG requests removal of Democratic House leader

One day after a legislative exodus to block a vote redistricting bill, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday he will press ahead with individual lawsuits filed against each missing Democratic ...

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