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Newsweek on MSN · 13h

Texas AG Ken Paxton Suffers Major Blow in Bid to Round Up Democrats

Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for comment via online inquiry forms on Thursday, outside of regular office hours.

CBS News on MSN · 6d

Texas AG Paxton sues to remove 13 Democrats over redistricting walkout

The political standoff at the Texas Capitol intensified Friday as Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit seeking to remove 13 Democratic state representatives from office over their continued absence from the House floor.

Austin American-Statesman · 1d

Illinois judge denies Ken Paxton's bid for help rounding up Democrats

The judge says he doesn't have the power to decide whether the Democrats were violating civil warrants issued by the Texas House.

Texas AG, Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times · 11h

Downstate judge rejects Texas AG's request to round up quorum-breaking Dems in Illinois

An Adams County judge ruled his court “does not have the inherent power to direct Illinois law enforcement officers” to round up the Texas lawmakers.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Illinois judge declines Texas AG’s request to enforce arrest warrants in redistricting standoff

A judge in Illinois denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to enforce civil arrest warrants for the absent Texas House Democrats currently in Illinois, arguing the court does not have the jurisdiction to rule in the matter.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Texas AG asks judge to arrest Beto O'Rourke for redistricting battle fundraising

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a judge to jail Beto O'Rourke for fundraising efforts connected to the state’s redistricting fight.

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Texas AG says he's filed suit to remove 13 absent state Democrats from office in redistricting fight

Texas Democrats geared up for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move forward ...

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Texas House Democrats weigh return to state; AG Paxton sues Beto O’Rourke over fundraising

The redistricting showdown in the state of Texas continues. As Democrats debate the timeline of their return to the state, AG ...

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Texas AG Paxton files motion of contempt against O’Rourke

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion for contempt against former U.S. Rep. Robert Francis (Beto) O’Rourke ...

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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 ...

Mediaite on MSN2d

Controversial Texas AG Seeks to Jail Beto O’Rourke Over Fundraising for Runaway Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced his intent to throw Democrat Beto O'Rourke behind bars over his bid to raise ...

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Texas GOP AG says prosecuting Democrats who fled state will be a 'challenge'

Texas governor says he wants to oust and replace Democratic lawmakers who fled the state, but that might be a challenge and ...

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

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ratcheted up President Donald Trump’s congressional redistricting fight by calling Tuesday ...

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Texas legal battles over redistricting swell; second special session set

Abbott has the proclamations in place for the second special session. Burrows also said that, in addition to the existing ...

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