Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has formally opened an investigation into Texas Majority PAC (TMP), a political group bankrolled in part by left-wing billionaire George Soros, over explosive allegations of illegal coordination, bribery, and financial interference in the state’s legislative process.

The investigation stems from TMP’s alleged role in orchestrating and funding the dramatic walkout by Texas House Democrats—who fled the state in a desperate attempt to block legislation during a constitutionally authorized special session.

“This investigation is about protecting the integrity of our legislature,” Paxton declared in a public statement. “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.”

The Attorney General’s office confirmed that a formal Request to Examine has been delivered to TMP. The group stands accused of using donor funds, including from Soros, to incentivize Democrat lawmakers to abandon their posts, sabotaging quorum and derailing Republican-led legislative efforts.

Paxton didn’t mince words about the potential gravity of the situation:

“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,” he warned. “If that’s the case as determined by this investigation, there will be a heavy price to pay.”

The probe into TMP follows an earlier investigation into Powered by People, another group closely aligned with failed Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke. Both organizations are under scrutiny for what Paxton describes as a coordinated scheme to weaponize out-of-state cash in order to paralyze the legislative process in Texas.

“There is a pattern of radical groups, flush with out-of-state money, interfering with the legislative process here in Texas,” Paxton explained. “We’re going to expose that network and hold every part of it accountable.”

The Democrat walkout, which occurred on August 4, left the Texas House without a quorum. The goal: to block conservative legislation—including election integrity reforms. Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows quickly responded with arrest warrants, citing Article III, Section 10 of the Texas Constitution and House rules allowing the detention of absent lawmakers.

“Speaker Burrows immediately issued warrants for the arrest of runaway Democrats who fled Texas, abandoned their constituents, and abdicated their legislative duties,” Paxton noted. “We are pursuing every legal remedy at our disposal to hold these rogue legislators accountable. Texas deserves representatives who do their jobs instead of running away at the behest of their billionaire handlers. If there’s one thing Texans can’t stand more than losers, it’s cowards.”

Speaker Burrows doubled down:

“From day one, I have said that all options are on the table when it comes to making sure my colleagues who have fled the House return to fulfill their constitutional obligations,” he said. “Because they have continued to refuse their responsibilities to their constituents and return to Texas, the State has no choice but to pursue additional legal remedies.”

Several Democrats are currently holed up in Illinois, leading the Texas House to request Paxton’s office enforce the arrest warrants across state lines.

In a parallel legal move, Paxton is now escalating the matter to the Texas Supreme Court, pursuing action under a quo warranto petition originally filed by Governor Greg Abbott. The petition targets Democrat Representative Gene Wu, arguing that by failing to return, lawmakers have effectively vacated their offices.

“Texas is taking every available avenue to force runaway Democrats to return to Texas and hold them accountable for breaking quorum,” Paxton said. “Under the Texas Constitution and Texas law, the Office of the Attorney General has the legal authority to bring these cases against the renegade House members. I have alerted the Texas Supreme Court that I will be making additional filings on Friday if the Democrats continue to abandon their legislative duties.”

A letter submitted to the court by Paxton’s office clarified the legal basis:

“This Court’s precedent is clear that a ‘quo warranto’ proceeding ‘can only be brought by the attorney general, a county attorney, or a district attorney.’ … As a result, the Court should not dismiss the Governor’s petition until the Speaker’s Friday deadline passes and the Attorney General can be heard on these weighty issues.”

This escalating legal drama has now morphed into a showdown between Texas Republicans determined to uphold the rule of law and Democrat operatives flush with radical donor cash, with George Soros once again in the spotlight.

“We will not let Texas be held hostage by billionaires with an anti-democratic agenda,” Paxton concluded. “If TMP or any other PAC coordinated with elected officials to abandon their duties, that’s not activism—that’s a crime.”