Texas AG probes Beto O'Rourke's PAC over Democrats' walkout
Paxton has launched an investigation into Beto O'Rourke's PAC, accusing it of illegally funding House Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting vote.
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Paxton has launched an investigation into Beto O'Rourke's PAC, accusing it of illegally funding House Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting vote.
The administration alleges that 50% of the musician's royalties on streaming platforms go directly tothe Cartel del Noreste.
More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives to move forward on a bill that would set new congressional districts.
Texas' quorum standoff stretched into a third day Wednesday as Democrats continued to boycott the House to block a redistricting vote.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sues to remove the alleged "ringleader" of the Democratic walkout from office amid a redistricting showdown. In a one-on-one interview with Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink Tuesday following the filing, Democratic State Representative and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Wu was defiant. "I have very few words about how dumb this is," said Wu.
The lawmakers fled the Lone Star State to prevent a vote on the Republican led legislature's effort to redraw congressional districts.
Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, the Democratic Caucus Chair, removed from office.
The House is going to meet again Friday afternoon in an attempt to make quorum.
The DOJ published a list of "sanctuary" jurisdictions, vowing to sue them for limiting cooperation with federal immigration agents.
The House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas to Bill and Hillary Clinton and former Justice Department officials for testimony about Jeffrey Epstein.
Texas Democratic State Rep. Venton Jones discusses his decision to leave Texas and travel to Chicago to break quorum. "I received a ton of emails and a ton of phone calls from my constituents that this is just a bridge too far as far as this power grab that we're seeing," said Jones. "This isn't because Texans wanted it. This was at the request of the President to steal power, and you know, through premature redistricting."
Republican Texas Rep. Mitch Little of Lewisville discusses House Democrats breaking quorum during the special session at the Texas Capitol.
Appellate Attorney David Coale of Dallas discusses Governor Greg Abbott's threat to remove Texas House Democrats from office if they didn't show up to today's House session.
Three Democrats who fled Texas to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional maps told CBS News they'll stay out of the state for at least two weeks.
Border agents have been directed to stop deporting migrants under President Trump's ban on asylum claims, lifting a sweeping policy that had effectively closed the U.S. asylum system to many migrants, two officials told CBS News.
