Judge bars Beto O’Rourke’s PAC from funding Texas Democrats in redistricting standoff
A Texas judge blocked former American representative Beto O’Rourke and his political action committee by funding the legislators of the Democratic State who left Texas redistribution plan This could add five seats in the GOP congress.
The temporary ban order marks an early victory for the Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton, who heard The PAC of O’Rourke – Propelled by people – to financially support the Democrats who fled the State last weekend. Friday, the Texas Chamber failed to reach a quorum, preventing legislators from voting on the new Congress cards, while the GOP officials floated the democrats absent from his functions or the search for civil arrests.
The ordinance blocks of the County Judge of Tarrant, Megan Fahey, were fed by people to use political funds to pay travel, the hotel or restaurants for the dozens of Texas legislators who remain in Illinois, California and other states. The group cannot collect funds for these purposes either.
The order will remain in force for two weeks, unless Fahey decides to extend it. She has planned an audience for August 19.
Fund collection allegations and prosecution details
Paxton alleges that the group has embarked on a misleading fundraising and corruption by covering travel and accommodation costs for legislators, who went to Illinois and other blue states to refuse the Republicans a quorum.
The trial affirms O’Rourke and propelled by people misleading the donors by requesting political contributions which would have been used for personal expenses, in particular private jet trips and luxury accommodation.
“The buyouts of Bribe Beto who financed the ongoing democrats were officially arrested,” Paxton said in a statement. “People like (O’Rourke) believe that Texas can be bought. Today, I stopped its deceptive financial influence system that tried to deceive donors and overthrow our constitutional process. They told me to” come and take it “, so I did it.”
O’Rourke pushes back with counter-combination
O’Rourke replied with a complaint, accusing Paxton of having tried to silence dissent and dismantle one of the largest registration organizations for the country’s voters.
“They want to make examples of those who are fighting so that others do not do it,” said O’Rourke in a message on X. “Paxton tries to close people, one of the largest registration organizations of the country’s voters, because our volunteers are fighting for voting rights and free elections … The type of work that threatens the taking that Paxton, Trump and Abbott
Powered by People focuses on the organization of volunteers in Texas to record voters, mobilize democratic voters and support democratic candidates. O’Rourke also underlined the efforts of the group during the 2021 winter storm, saying that the volunteers made more than a million calls to link the elderly to warming centers and have bought nearly a million dollars in emergency supplies.
“Now Paxton has filed a ban to try to withdraw from the fight,” said O’Rourke. “He wants to silence me and prevent me from directing this organization. He wants to prevent us from fighting Trump’s attempt from stealing the five seats of the congress he needs to hang on to power.”
Despite the legal setback, O’Rourke said he was planning to speak during a rally at Fort Worth on Saturday.
“I’m not going anywhere,” he said.
A distinct costume targets democratic legislators
Also Friday, Paxton brought a separate legal action against 13 Democratic legislators, asking the Supreme Court of Texas to declare their vacant seats for abandoning the State during the special legislative session.
