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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating two political action committees allegedly violated the law by assisting Texas Democrats to leave the state to avoid quorums in the redistricted standoff.
These groups are driven by former representatives of the People’s PAC. Beto O’Rourkea Texas majority PAC led by his predecessors.
“Any Democratic coward will violate the law,” Paxton said in a press release on Wednesday.
O’Rourke failed to seek a Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, lost to Senator Ted Cruz in a close-knit match in 2018 and lost to Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022. Despite this, he is still an outstanding voice on the state’s political stage.
George Soros and Beto O’Rourke side by side. Soros is a major supporter of most PACs in Texas, and O’Rourke is the leader of the People’s PAC, which is helping Democrats in the state in a redistributed battle. (Getty Image)
“I look forward to a thorough review of all the documents and communications obtained throughout the investigation. These jet fugitives have lost public trust by abandoning our state, and Texans should know whether they have received illegal bribes to do that,” Paxton continued.
Public records show that PAC support does get a large number of smaller donations through individuals through platforms such as ActBlue, but it also earns hundreds of thousands of dollars from progressive consulting firm Middle Sect and $100,000 from Simone Coxe, the main funder of O’Rourke Gubernatorial Bid. Texas Tribune. also, FEC Record It shows that the Harris Victory Fund provided over $114,000 in January 2024 and $60,000 in December 2023.
In 2024, it also received over $5,000 from Luci Baines Johnson, the former daughter of President Lyndon Johnson.
AWOL DEMS flights from Texas may be illegally funded by Beto O’Rourke nonprofit
Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke spoke at a primary party in Fort Worth, Texas on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
according to Texas Tribune, The PAC has acknowledged assisting lawmakers in traveling outside the state, including helping to pay a daily fine of $500.
“100% of your donations will be used to support the Texas Democrats’ fight against Trump’s power capture,” the website said. Fox News Numbers Previously reported.
As of June 30, the group reported more than $3.5 million in cash. Federal Election Commission Record.
Texas Democrats stood next to Illinois lawmakers on August 4, 2025, opposing the redistribution measures proposed by the Republican Party in Texas. (Fox News)
As for most Texas PACs, it has received a lot of money George Sorosa long-term democratic donor.
“If Texas legislators succumb to the Soros slave fund, not the will of voters, then Texans should know. Getting financial spending under the table to waive legislative duties is a bribe,” Paxton said in a statement Thursday. “The actions of the majority of Texas PACs seem to indicate that it may use its Soros-funded resources to violate the law and for illegal abandonment of public office. If it is a situation determined by this investigation, it would be a heavy price.”
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Fox News Digital with PEOP PAC and Most PACs in Texas To comment on the Paxton survey. O’Rourke responded to the Paxton position on Wednesday, saying Democrats were “fearing accountability.”
“Fear? If we stop Texas from stealing and winning the House, your guy’s crimes and corruption will be exposed to everyone. The girl who deals with Epstein. The bribes were taken from the foreign government. When he fell, your corruption, impeachment each, twice-prosecuted ass were with him!” O’Rourke answered on X.
