Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion seeking to hold former Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke in contempt of court for violating a temporary restraining order that prohibits him from fundraising for Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state. Paxton alleges that O’Rourke continued to solicit donations and cover personal expenses for these lawmakers, who left Texas amid a redistricting dispute. The motion requests that O’Rourke be fined and jailed, with Paxton specifically asking a Tarrant County judge to impose up to six months in jail. Additionally, Paxton has moved to revoke the nonprofit registration of O’Rourke’s political group, Powered by People, accusing it of deceptive fundraising practices, bribing Democratic legislators, and assisting them in avoiding arrest. The legal actions come as part of the ongoing political conflict surrounding Texas redistricting and the efforts of Republican officials to counter the Democrats’ quorum-breaking tactics. Meanwhile, an Illinois judge recently rejected Paxton’s petition to compel Illinois law enforcement to enforce Texas arrest warrants against the fleeing Democrats, ruling that the Illinois circuit court lacks inherent power to execute those warrants. The situation remains a developing legal and political battle in Texas.