US EditionTexas Democrats Face Fines, Bribery Charges For Leaving State—Why Legal Experts Are Skeptical They’ll Be Punished
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AUG 8 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleges the PAC used over $8 million from George Soros to fund and bribe Democratic lawmakers fleeing the state to block redistricting votes.
- More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers left the state on Sunday to deny the Texas House a quorum and block a GOP redistricting plan favoring Republicans.
- The Democrats left amid GOP threats of arrests, $500 daily fines, and lawsuits alleging bribery linked to outside political groups funding their out-of-state stays.
- Authorities including Attorney General Ken Paxton launched investigations into supporting PACs, while legal experts say the bribery allegations and fines face challenging legal standards.
- In a news release, Paxton accused officials of accepting secret payments to neglect their legislative responsibilities, calling it bribery; however, courts had previously upheld the constitutionality of quorum breaks in 2021.
- The standoff highlights nationwide redistricting conflicts ahead of midterms, with unclear outcomes for the lawmakers’ fines and legal battles as the Texas House special session ends August 19.
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The BlazePaxton unleashes fury on Soros-backed group allegedly funding runaway Texas Democrats
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced this week action against the groups allegedly responsible for assisting Texas state House Democrats who fled the state to avoid a redistricting vote.On Thursday, Paxton's office issued a press release declaring that it had opened another investigation, this time into a George Soros-funded political action committee that allegedly funded the Democrats' abrupt exit.'The Governor fully supports using …
Why Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley wants to stop the national fight over redistricting
Kiley has introduced legislation that would ban mid-decade redistricting. It comes amid brewing battles in both Texas and California to change congressional maps ahead of next year's midterm elections.
George Soros' Fingerprints Are All Over the Dem Walkout in Texas – And Now He's Being Investigated
Far-left billionaire George Soros is being investigated by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over his connection to funding local Democrats who fled the state this week so they could sabotage […] The post George Soros' Fingerprints Are All Over the Dem Walkout in Texas – And Now He's Being Investigated appeared first on The Western Journal.
Crooked Paxton Is Investigating Beto’s Group Funding TX Dems
In case you’ve forgotten, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is, as our own Susie Madrak put it, “crooked as a dog’s hind leg.” Now, as Paxton tries to help his fave felon and p***y grabber destroy democracy by rigging Texas’ congressional map, he’s also trying to destroy those who think democratic representation is worth saving. Via The Texas Tribune: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into whether Beto O’Rourke’s po…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation on Thursday into whether a Political Action Committee (PAC) backed by George Soros funded Democratic legislators who fled the state to prevent a redistribution of districts.Read more]]>
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