Paxton To Abortion Pill Black Market: Texas Will Not Tolerate Illegal Trafficking Of Fatal Drugs
Paxton has repeatedly noted that the people touting the popular and dangerous abortion drug are not above Lone Star State law.Paxton has repeatedly noted that the people touting the popular and dangerous abortion drug are not above Lone Star State law.Conservative firebrand Chip Roy bids Congress farewell, targets new political venture
Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas announced Thursday that he would be stepping down from Congress to pursue a new political venture in the Lone Star State.
Roy, who is currently serving his fourth term in the House of Representatives, officially launched his bid for Texas attorney general on Thursday, vowing to "defend Texas at every turn." Roy is seeking to replace Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is currently running to unseat Republican Sen. John Cornyn.
'It's time to draw a line in the sand.'
"It has been my honor to represent the 21st Congressional District of Texas — the best part of the best state in the greatest country in the history of the world," Roy said in a press release. "I am particularly proud of our work to deliver on President Trump's agenda and fight to drain the swamp."
"I could do it forever and be fulfilled professionally," Roy added. "But representatives should not be permanent."
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Throughout his political career, Roy has established himself as a conservative firebrand who is comfortable confronting the status quo, even if it's within his own party. Roy repeatedly fought for fiscal responsibility, frequently bucking Republican leadership on major spending bills and continuing resolutions.
At the same time, Roy maintained a focus on strong immigration policy and working to slash excessive environmental regulations.
"Texas is under assault — from open-border politicians, radical leftists, and faceless foreign corporations that threaten our sovereignty, safety, and our way of life," Roy said. "It's time to draw a line in the sand."
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"As attorney general, I will fight every single day for our God-given rights, for our families, and for the future of Texas," Roy added. "No more Soros-funded judges and DAs putting criminals on our streets. No more judge-made mandates that Texans pay for illegals in our public schools. No more communities built on Sharia law."
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Kamala, Hillary champion Texas Democrats who camped out at statehouse, engaged in 'bad Kabuki theater'
Texas House Democrats fled the Lone Star State earlier this month to deny their colleagues the necessary number of bodies for a quorum, thereby temporarily preventing Republicans from passing new congressional lines and gaining five more congressional pickup opportunities ahead of the midterm elections.
Following the Democratic lawmakers' departure, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) signed arrest warrants for the absentee legislators and Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered their arrests by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
State Democrats — having likely recognized the futility of their flight — finally slunk back to Texas this week.
'You are among those who history will reveal to have been heroes of this moment.'
To leave the Texas Capitol building on Monday, Democrats apparently had to obtain written permission from Burrows and agree to be escorted by a DPS trooper. Rather than agree to the safeguard, some Democrats decided instead to engage in what Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison (R) referred to as "crocodile tears and bad, bad Kabuki theater" — throwing fits, tearing up their permission slips in front of reporters, and camping out in the statehouse.
State Rep. Nicole Collier really made a show of her sleepover — telling CBS News she refuses "to comply with this unreasonable, un-American, and unnecessary request" and sharing a photo online of her snug in a chair in the state House with a pillow, a sleep mask, and a blanket.
These theatrics attracted the attention of twice-failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris, who called to paint Collier's sleepover as heroic.
"You really are inspiring so many people, and I just want you to know that you are among those who history will reveal to have been heroes of this moment," said Harris. "So you just stay strong and do what you are doing. You have the right instinct. You are talented, and you are principled."
Harris noted further in a tweet, "Nicole, we are all in that chamber with you."
Taking the lead from Collier, Democratic Texas Rep. Mihaela Plesa and a handful of other Democrats returned to the chamber to virtue-signal and tear up their permission slips.
On Wednesday, another failed Democratic presidential candidate piped up in support of the sleepover Democrats.
Hillary Clinton stated, "I stand with state Rep. Nicole Collier and other Texas Democrats on the front lines of protecting American democracy. In a free country, state lawmakers don't get held hostage by the opposition."
Clinton's suggestion that the Democrats were protecting democracy misses the point of the confinement and police escort — namely that the Texas Democrats have been trying to thwart the democratic process and the people's will.
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Paxton’s ‘offensive coordinator’ aims to take the helm as Texas AG
Texas attorney general candidate Aaron Reitz didn’t just help sue the Biden administration — as Ken Paxton’s deputy attorney general for legal strategy for three years, he went after the Biden administration 46 times.
“Within weeks after the 2020 election, we filed Texas v. Pennsylvania to challenge the constitutionality. Two days after we filed in early December, we were in the Oval Office with President Trump. You know, we just started swinging,” Reitz tells BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales on “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.”
“And then, finally, despite our best efforts, Joe Biden gets inaugurated in January of 2021, and we just start suing the heck out of the Biden administration,” he adds.
“Forty-six times,” Gonzales chimes in.
“My claim to fame,” Reitz jokes. “Ken Paxton always calls me his offensive coordinator, and I was responsible for quarterbacking the Texas v. Biden docket. And yes, I led 46 lawsuits against the 46th president, and it was a lot of fun.”
And that fighting spirit Reitz had as the Biden administration held office is the same one he plans to bring to the position of Texas AG.
“Like you said, these are big shoes to fill. And a lot of folks are happy that Ken is now running for the Senate. But then the follow-on concern is, as happy as they are about that, they say, ‘Well, gosh, I mean, we’re gonna lose. I mean, we can’t afford to take our foot off the gas for AG,’” he tells Gonzales.
“That’s in part why I jumped into this race, because if Texans turn the keys of this office over to me, I know how to handle this vehicle,” he continues. “I’m going to keep my foot on the gas, and we’re going to keep fighting in an extremely aggressive direction.”
While the likelihood that Reitz would need to go after the Trump administration is much lower, he views the position a little differently than he did under Biden.
“The next AG is going to need to partner with the Trump administration in order to advance that justice agenda right here in the Lone Star State,” he explains. “And so, no one better to be able to partner with the Trump administration than someone who literally just served in the Trump administration as a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed head and senior executive at the Justice Department like myself.”
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Paxton unleashes fury on Soros-backed group allegedly funding runaway Texas Democrats
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced this week action against the groups allegedly responsible for assisting Texas state House Democrats who fled the state to avoid a redistricting vote.
On Thursday, Paxton's office issued a press release declaring that it had opened another investigation, this time into a George Soros-funded political action committee that allegedly funded the Democrats' abrupt exit.
'The Governor fully supports using all necessary tools to discover potential legal violations connected to their refusal to appear for a quorum, conduct business, and cast votes.'
Texas Majority PAC, founded in December 2022 by campaign staffers of former Rep. Beto O-Rourke (D-Texas), was accused of "attempting to subvert the will of Texas voters" by "play[ing] a coordinating role in assisting with illegal fundraising and potentially the bribery of Texas House members."
Paxton's office described TMP as an "extremist group" with "a large, radical donor base."
"If Texas lawmakers are bowing to the Soros Slush Fund rather than the will of the voters, Texans deserve to know. Getting financial payouts under the table to abandon your legislative duties is bribery," Paxton said. "Texas Majority PAC's actions seem to indicate that it may be using its Soros-funded resources to break the law and fund the illegal abandonment of public office. If that's the case as determined by this investigation, there will be a heavy price to pay."
Earlier this week, Paxton opened an investigation into O'Rourke's Powered by People, accusing the organization of similar alleged "unlawful activity" regarding the House Democrats.
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According to Paxton's office, Powered by People potentially operated "an illegal financial influence scheme to bribe runaway Democrats who fled Texas to break quorum."
The office's press release on the matter claimed that the group may have "violated bribery laws," as well as laws "governing campaign or officeholder contributions and expenditures, coercion of a public servant, and abuse of office."
Paxton issued a request to examine both TMP and Powered by People, which requires the groups to provide his office with documents related to the investigations.
O'Rourke responded to Paxton's probe into Powered by People in a post on social media, stating, "The guy impeached for bribery is going after the folks trying to stop the theft of five Congressional seats."
He added, "Let's stop these thugs before they steal our country."
Paxton was acquitted of all 16 articles of impeachment in 2023.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) has also taken a firm stance against the Democratic House members, advocating for the potential arrest of absentee representatives and asking the state's supreme court to remove those who have abandoned their offices.
The governor's press secretary, Andrew Mahaleris, told Blaze News, "Governor Abbott directed the Texas Rangers to investigate delinquent Texas House Democrats on potential violations of Texas law, including bribery. The Governor fully supports using all necessary tools to discover potential legal violations connected to their refusal to appear for a quorum, conduct business, and cast votes."
Neither TMP nor Powered by People responded to a request for comment.
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