Paxton seeks Beto O’Rourke’s arrest over financial support of Texas Democrats

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Paxton seeks Beto O’Rourke’s arrest over financial support of Texas Democrats

The Hill
By Caroline Vakil
08/12/25

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is seeking former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D-Texas) arrest, alleging in a motion filed on Tuesday that the Texas Democrat was violating a temporary restraining order on offering financial support for lawmakers who fled the state.

The filing alleges that O’Rourke and his Powered By People group continued to raise money to cover the expenses of Texas Democrats who fled the state even after a judge temporarily blocked the group from soliciting money. 

The filing called for a $500 fine “for each act of contempt” and for O’Rourke to be jailed “until he demonstrates a willingness to abide by the Court’s orders pending the outcome of this lawsuit.”

“Beto is about to find out that running your mouth and ignoring the rule of law has consequences in Texas. It’s time to lock him up,” Paxton wrote in a post on the social media platform X.

O’Rourke hit back at Paxton in a post on X, saying the Texas attorney general was “lying about me to try to silence us.”

“Here’s the full clip. I mean every word. We alerted the Court that the AG’s office blatantly lied in its filing,” O’Rourke said, posting a clip of his remarks as he accused Paxton of taking his words out of context.

“We’re seeking maximum sanctions in response to his abuse of office. Taking the fight directly to this corrupt, lying thug.”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5448463-beto-orourke-arrest-texas-redistricting/

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All the Dem governors are saying the same thing. If Texas redistricts, THEN WE WILL REDISTRICT TOO!

The problem with that is that they cannot redistrict. All the Dems have all their States redistricted toward Dems as far as they can go. There is nothing left to take away from Republicans.

They can scream, WE WILL REDISTRICT TOO! as much as they want. There is nothing they can do that they have not already done.

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Dear Ken...I would love to see that! Sincerely, berdie

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All the Dem governors are saying the same thing. If Texas redistricts, THEN WE WILL REDISTRICT TOO!

The problem with that is that they cannot redistrict. All the Dems have all their States redistricted toward Dems as far as they can go. There is nothing left to take away from Republicans.

They can scream, WE WILL REDISTRICT TOO! as much as they want. There is nothing they can do that they have not already done.

That's what I keep reading. The irony escapes them I guess.