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Paxton seeks Beto O’Rourke’s arrest over financial support of Texas Democrats
Ken Paxton alleges Beto O’Rourke violated a court order by funding Democrats’ walkout to block redistricting, seeking jail time and a halt on fundraising activities.
- On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked Tarrant County District Judge Megan Fahey to jail former U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke for violating the August 8, 2025 order blocking fundraising for Democrats’ walkout.
- Earlier this month, dozens of Democratic state lawmakers left Texas to delay a vote on a new congressional map, and Paxton sued O’Rourke and Powered by People last week for deceptive walkout fundraising.
- Under the Temporary Restraining Order issued August 8, 2025, Paxton claimed O’Rourke allegedly violated it at the Fort Worth rally Saturday by urging defiance, risking fines and jail.
- Tarrant County District Judge Megan Fahey granted the Temporary Restraining Order last Friday, and Paxton asked for $500 fines per violation and imprisonment until O’Rourke complies.
- Amid redistricting tensions, O’Rourke filed a lawsuit Friday in El Paso district court alleging Paxton’s investigation is a 'fishing expedition' while Republicans use legal tactics to force Democrats back.
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