Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Beto O'Rourke for allegedly using fundraising to cover personal expenses for Texas Democrats' out-of-state legislative walkout.

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton scored a legal victory Friday, securing a court order to block what he called

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Texas seeking judicial declarations that 13 Texas House seats have been vacated due to continued unlawful absences by Democrat legislators who missed the return deadline set by Speaker Dustin Burrows.

During a brief session Friday, state House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced the chamber did not have enough members present to conduct business.

Democratic lawmakers maintained their walkout to thwart a Republican gerrymander, prompting Ken Paxton to ask the state’s Supreme Court to remove 13 of them from their seats.