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Texas Court Freezes O’Rourke PAC’s Out-of-State Transfers as AG Seeks Charter Revocation

The order freezes donations processed by platforms including ActBlue to stop funding for Democrats who fled Texas to block GOP redistricting

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Texas Democratic legislators board a plane as they head to Illinois on August 3, 2025.
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Overview

  • Tarrant County Judge Megan Fahey expanded a restraining order to bar Powered by People, Beto O’Rourke and affiliated platforms from sending funds or property out of Texas
  • Attorney General Ken Paxton amended his petition to revoke the charter of Powered by People, accusing the PAC of bribery and hindering fugitive apprehension in support of quorum-breaking lawmakers
  • Paxton has requested contempt sanctions against O’Rourke, seeking $500 fines per violation and imprisonment for alleged breaches of the temporary injunction
  • O’Rourke’s PAC reported more than $1 million in donations to the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, the Texas House Democratic Caucus and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus during the legislative walkout
  • O’Rourke and Powered by People filed suit to block Paxton’s investigation, with courts set to hear injunction requests and related motions as the redistricting fight continues