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Texas AG Ken Paxton launches probe into Beto O'Rourke PAC

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.

Hoodline · 2h

Texas AG Ken Paxton Investigates Beto O’Rourke’s Group for Alleged Illegal Funding of Democrat Walkout

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton investigates Beto O’Rourke’s group, Powered by People, for allegedly funding the Texas Democrats' walkout over election laws.

Anadolu Agency · 13h

Texas Attorney General launches probe into Beto O’Rourke-linked group over alleged bribes to Democrats

Attorney General Ken Paxton vows to hold accountable those allegedly funding Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas to block legislative action - Anadolu Ajansı

FBI, Texas and Democrats

The Baltimore Sun · 5m

Senator: FBI will help track down Texas Democrats fleeing redistricting vote

Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas called it a “shameful attempt to thwart the legislative process” when announcing that the FBI will assist in tracking down dozens of Democratic

The Hill · 16m

Texas Democrat calls use of FBI ‘tactic of a collapsing regime’

One of the Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state amid the GOP’s push to pass friendlier House maps condemned the use of the FBI to track them down. “The Texas Governor has threatened our

USA Today · 1h

GOP senator says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled state

Sen. John Cornyn said FBI Director Kash Patel will have federal officers work with Texas state law enforcement to locate Democrats who fled the state.

Texas Attorney General, Democrats and Ken Paxton

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

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.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Texas AG Paxton will try to expel Texas Democrats if they don’t return by Friday

Paxton said he would begin asking Texas courts on Friday to remove the Democrats if they do not return to Austin. “Democrats have abandoned their offices by fleeing Texas, and a failure to respond to a call of the House constitutes a dereliction of their duty as elected officials,

UPI News on MSN · 1d

Texas AG will seek to vacate congressional seats of fled Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday announced he will ask the court to declare the seats of the absent Democrats vacant.

Texas, Democrats and fight. gov

Truthout · 1h

Texas Governor Sends Bid to Expel Dem Leader to Court Filled with His Appointees

Abbott is pushing to vacate seats of legislators who fled Texas to halt passage of a GOP-engineered congressional map.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Texas GOP governor sues to remove Democratic leader amid election map fight

Gov. Greg Abbott filed his lawsuit as other top Republicans raised the prospect of intensifying law enforcement actions against Democrats.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Texas Governor Asks Court to Remove House Democratic Leader From Office Over Walkout

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the “ringleader” of Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congr

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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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AG Paxton investigates Beto O’Rourke’s political action committee for funding Texas House Democrats in redistricting standoff

As Texas Republicans continue to push for congressional redistricting in the legislature’s special session, Texas Attorney ...

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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 ...

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Ohio, South Carolina, 16 others join Texas’ illegal immigration fight

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson have taken up Texas’ fight to enforce its ...

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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, ...

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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 MSN6d

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 MSN1dOpinion

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 ...

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