Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Thursday he is investigating whether a Democratic PAC heavily funded by billionaire megadonor George Soros is unlawfully bribing Texas Democrats who fled the state to break quorum in response to the GOP’s redistricting efforts.
The announcement comes one day after Paxton opened a similar investigation into former Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s Powered by People PAC. The attorney general launched the investigations after reports surfaced indicating Democratic groups were covering the lawmakers’ costs while they’re out of state.
The Texas Majority PAC is actively fundraising for the benefit of the lawmakers in coordination with other groups, including Powered by People. The Texas Majority PAC was founded by O’Rourke’s former staffers, according to Paxton’s office.
“If Texas lawmakers are
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