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Home Front: Politix
Texas AG Launches Investigation into Beto O'Rourke's Radical Group for Unlawfully Funding Runaway Dems
2025-08-09
The press release:
Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into Beto O’Rourke’s radical organization, Powered by People, for unlawful activity, including potentially operating an illegal financial influence scheme to bribe runaway Democrats who fled Texas to break quorum.

“Any Democrat coward breaking the law by taking a Beto Bribe will be held accountable,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Texas cannot be bought. I look forward to thoroughly reviewing all of the documents and communications obtained throughout this investigation. These jet-setting runaways have already lost public trust by abandoning our state, and Texans deserve to know if they received illegal bribes to do it.”

According to public reports, Powered by People has been one of the top groups bankrolling the Texas House Democrat members who abandoned Texans and vacated their offices. By providing these liberal lawmakers with the funds to flee the state, Powered by People may have violated bribery laws. Powered by People and the runaway Democrats may have also violated other Texas laws, including, but not limited to, those governing campaign or officeholder contributions and expenditures, coercion of a public servant, and abuse of office.

As part of the investigation, Attorney General Paxton has issued a Request to Examine, which demands documents and communications from the group regarding potentially unlawful activity, including its involvement in the Democrats’ scheme to break quorum.

Attorney General Paxton has announced that he will take aggressive legal action against runaway Democrats who do not present themselves before the House by the Speaker’s deadline of Friday.
Related:
Beto O’Rourke 09/02/2024 Enemies of Freedom: BARACK OBAMA
Beto O’Rourke 11/27/2022 Texas Dems Look for the Silver Lining
Beto O’Rourke 08/11/2022 The Democratic nominee for TX Gov. on a 49-city campaign swing

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Posted by:Skidmark

#5  Time to start deducting IL state income tax from the pay of the Donks and forward to Springfield.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2025-08-09 10:18  

#4  The mystery is that anyone would give Beto any money at this point. There is no stronger evidence that Act Blue is a scam.
Posted by: Super Hose   2025-08-09 07:55  

#3  "Defendants have and will continue to engage in unlawful fundraising practices and utilization of political funds in a manner that either directly violates or causes Texas Democratic Legislators to violate [the law]," Fahey wrote in her Friday evening ruling. "Consumer have and continue to suffer irreparable harm through these unlawful acts because they are making political contributions that are being used to fund personal expenses and violate state law."
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-08-09 07:29  

#2  
SIMPLE
When any employee of any State fails to show up for scheduled work.
It is considered they have quit, or abandoned their job.

The normal next step is to hire replacements willing to work.

There are plenty out there, willing to work for the benefits the position offers. ☺
Posted by: NN2N1   2025-08-09 06:30  

#1  Judge blocks Beto O'Rourke from funding Texas Dems who fled to stop GOP redistricting vote
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-08-09 00:56  

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