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Texas AG Wants Beto O'Rourke In Jail

Trump ally Ken Paxton escalates Texas redistricting fight with call for Beto O'Rourke to be jailed

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is escalating the partisan redistricting fight by asking a judge to hold progressive activist Beto O'Rourke in contempt

Forbes on MSN · 2h

Texas AG Wants Beto O’Rourke In Jail For Donating To Texas Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a state court Tuesday to hold former Rep. Beto O’Rourke in criminal contempt for raising money for Democratic lawmakers who are staying out of state, alleging O’Rourke violated a court order restricting his fundraising efforts—and making claims that O’Rourke’s lawyer has slammed as an “outright lie.”

Fort Worth Star-Telegram · 4h

Texas AG Ken Paxton says Beto O'Rourke deserves jail over his Fort Worth rally

Ken Paxton says Beto O’Rourke violated a Tarrant County judge’s order after he continued to fundraise for Texas House Democrats in Fort Worth on Saturday.

Democrats, Texas House

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 2h

TribCast: Will 13 Democrats be expelled from the Texas House?

In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor ask University of Houston law professor David Froomkin to help them break down the legal cases seeking to remove 13 Democrats from the Texas House.

The Washington Post on MSN · 4h

Texas Republicans dare Democrats to stay out of state another month

Texas Republicans put new pressure Tuesday on absent Democrats to get them to return to the state, testing whether they’re willing to stay away for another month to try to kill a plan to redraw congressional districts in favor of Republicans.

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Texas House Speaker says state troopers are staking out the homes of missing Democrats

And the state law enforcement agency has also established a toll-free tip for the members of the public to report sightings of any Democrats who are refusing to show up in Austin but who have not joined the dozens of others who have left the state.

Texas Gov. Abbott threatens immediate new session

KERA News · 27m

Texas lawmakers prepare to end session early as Gov. Abbott vows to ‘immediately’ call another

The Texas Legislature is preparing to adjourn early this week amid a continued quorum break by House Democrats. But Gov. Greg Abbott says he’ll “immediately” call lawmakers back to the state Capitol for another special session.

UPI News on MSN · 13h

Abbott threatens to remove 10 Democratic districts from Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to remove 10 Democratic districts from Texas if California makes good on its threat to remove five Republican districts from its maps.

Newsweek on MSN · 17h

Greg Abbott threatens to "eliminate" almost every Texas Democratic seat

Texas Republican Governor Gregg Abbott has warned Democrats that he could "eliminate" 10 of his state's 12 Democratic-held seats if the two parties were to launch a nationwide battle to redraw congressional maps.

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Texas sues Eli Lilly for allegedly bribing providers to prescribe its medications

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday sued U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly for allegedly "bribing" providers to prescribe its ...

Texas sues Eli Lilly for allegedly bribing providers to push weight loss medications

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday sued U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly for allegedly “bribing” providers to prescribe its ...

28mon MSN

Texas Supreme Court delays decision on Abbott and Paxton’s request to eject Democrats from office

Justices requested more information before deciding whether or not Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is allowed to oust lawmakers who have broken quorum.

17hon MSN

State utility commission sues Texas attorney general to avoid releasing data on crypto companies’ power use

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas wants to block the release of data on cryptocurrency mining, due to concerns ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN26m

Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

The governor and attorney general have asked the court to find that Democratic lawmakers abandoned their seats when they left ...

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Texas GOP seeks to ‘domesticate’ rogue Dems for breaking quorum through nationwide civil arrest warrants

Texas GOP officials are seeking to enforce civil arrest warrants across state lines for the House Democrats who fled to prevent a Republican redistricting vote.

5hon MSN

GOP senators worried about losing Republican seat in Texas: What polls show

Cornyn's senior adviser said it would be "political malpractice" for the GOP to have to invest more than $100 million in the ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN10h

TribFest lineup adds CNN’s Abby Phillip, former AG Eric Holder, and new generation of Texas leaders

Reps. Caroline Fairly and James Talarico, along with Texas attorney general candidate Aaron Reitz, also join us to talk Texas ...

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