Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that a court granted his emergency request to stop what he called a “deceptive financial influence scheme” by former Congressman Beto O’Rourke.

Democrats have been able to thwart a vote on redistricting by fleeing the state and thus preventing a quorum from being called so Republicans can push the motion through. O’Rourke has helped fund these efforts through his group, Powered by People, until the court stopped him temporarily.

‘Today, I stopped his deceptive financial influence scheme that attempted to deceive donors and subvert our constitutional process.’

“The Beto Bribe buyouts that were bankrolling the runaway Democrats have been officially stopped,” reads a statement from Paxton. “People like Robert believe Texas can be bought. Today, I stopped his deceptive financial influence scheme that attempted to deceive donors and subvert our constitutional process. They told me to ‘come and take it,’ so I did.”

Paxton said the court granted his request for a temporary restraining order against O’Rourke and his group and blocked them from making any further expenditures or fundraising while litigation continues.

He alleges that O’Rourke ran afoul of Texas campaign fundraising laws by misleading donors on the purpose of the money spent on fleeing Democrats.

“O’Rourke and Powered by People sought to take advantage of uninformed donors by directing them to explicitly political fundraising platforms, all while intending to use the funds for purposes they understood to be constituted as personal expenditures,” Paxton said in part.

He said the group violated Texas prohibition against organizations “engaging in false, misleading, and deceptive acts.”

RELATED: Paxton will ask court to kick Democrats out of office if they refuse to return to Texas: Report

O’Rourke has responded to the allegations by attacking Paxton on his past controversies.

“The guy impeached for bribery is going after the folks trying to stop the theft of five Congressional seats,” he wrote in part. “Let’s stop these thugs before they steal our country.”

Paxton was under federal investigation for alleged bribery and abuse of office but was never charged. He is now running against current Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas for the Republican nomination.

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A Georgia man has been arrested for allegedly making numerous comments threatening to kill President Donald Trump on an online forum.

Jauan Rashun Porter, 29, said that he would shoot Trump between the eyes and watch him bleed out, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Northern Georgia.

‘I’m gonna watch him bleed out and I’m gonna watch him die. … I’m gonna do that.’

Porter joined a TikTok livestream on July 29 that had to do with the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in Florida and wrote the comments to other users, according to prosecutors.

“So there’s only one way to make America great and that is putting a bullet in between Trump’s eyes,” he allegedly wrote.

“I’m gonna kill Donald Trump. I’m gonna put a 7.62 bullet inside his forehead,” another message read.

“I’m gonna watch him bleed out and I’m gonna watch him die. … I’m gonna do that,” a third message read.

The livestream host apparently asked Porter what he would do when federal agents appeared at his door.

“I’m gonna kill them too,” he responded.

He was unable to fulfill that promise because the federal agents who searched his home were able to find an explosive and pistol ammunition.

RELATED: Texas man allegedly threatened to shoot Trump on visit to flooding disaster: ‘I won’t miss’

Porter was on probation and has a long criminal record, including the following offenses:

Making terroristic threatsInfluencing a witness Mutiny in a penal institution Drug possession Battery Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Domestic violence

Prosecutors said he was charged with making threats against the president.

“The allegations against Porter are serious and required a swift, decisive, and collaborative response,” reads a statement from U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “We do not tolerate threats against public officials or law enforcement officers, and Porter will now face the consequences of his actions.”

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All six Cincinnati mob attack suspects were indicted Friday and hit with additional charges, WLWT-TV reported.

The station said all six suspects were indicted on eight charges each: three counts of felonious assault, three counts of assault, and two counts of aggravated riot.

‘We are extremely concerned that video footage appears to have been used to bring potential participants in the brawl to face consequences and not the individual who appears to have been the verbal and physical initiator of the incident.’

WLWT said each suspect faces up to 29.5 years in prison if convicted on all eight charges.

“What I saw on video is not the Cincinnati I know and love,” Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich said when announcing the indictments, the station reported. “These charges hold those involved in the attack accountable.”

WLWT said the following five suspects have appeared in court: 39-year-old Jermaine Matthews, 24-year-old Dekyra Vernon, 34-year-old Montianez Merriweather, 25-year-old Aisha Devaughn, and 37-year-old Dominique Kittle.

Patrick Rosemond, 38, was arrested Monday in Georgia and was set for extradition back to Cincinnati.

Rosemond is the male “accused of hitting the victim named Holly,” WLWT said in a previous story. Holly is the woman who was punched in the face by a male during the mob beatdown — and appeared to be knocked out as a result.

Cellphone video of the mob attack (1:34 mark) shows Holly, who’s wearing a blue dress, apparently trying to intervene on behalf of a beaten-up man, but instead, another female punches her in the back of the head — and seconds later, a male punches her in the face, knocking her flat on her back on the street.

Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio last week shared grisly images of Holly’s face that appeared to have been taken soon after the attack and showed her with a horrific black eye and massive bruising.

“This is Holly,” Moreno wrote on X. “She wanted to have a nice evening out with friends. Instead, she got this.”

Vivek Ramaswamy — who’s running for Ohio governor — shared a disturbing close-up image of Holly’s face after she hit the ground; her eyes are wide open, and her body is motionless. Video shows a few people soon trying to help her up.

Holly later recorded a tearful video in which she thanked those who’ve supported her.

She also spoke at a Wednesday news conference:

You can view cellphone videos of the mob attack here, here, here, here, and here.

Police on Friday also released bodycam video showing the aftermath of the mob attack.

The NAACP released a statement Friday morning saying the organization is “disheartened by the violence,” WLWT reported.

“It appears that a lot of bad decisions were made by various people, and as such, we ask that a thorough investigation by local law enforcement officials be permitted to be fully conducted to allow all persons involved to be given their day in court,” the NAACP added, according to the station. “However, we are extremely concerned that video footage appears to have been used to bring potential participants in the brawl to face consequences and not the individual who appears to have been the verbal and physical initiator of the incident.”

The NAACP’s statement also notes that “the community needs to have an answer regarding the lack of charges.”

Blaze News on Friday reached out to police and asked if they anticipate any more charges, particularly in regard to the individual the NAACP presumably referenced — a male seen on video issuing a face slap prior to the mob attack. Indeed, Mayor Aftab Pureval last Friday said that male is being “actively investigated.”

But police had no specifics, telling Blaze News only that it’s “still an open and active investigation.”

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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced new administrative changes in an attempt to force Democrats who have fled the state to return.

Texas Democrats have left the state they serve in favor of Illinois in order to avoid having to pass a redistricting plan they claim will unfairly result in more Republican districts.

Since breaking quorum — which refers to the minimum number of members required to conduct state business — the state of Texas has directed the Texas Rangers to locate the missing Democrats. The state has also worked with the FBI, while at the same time issuing arrest warrants. The Democratic representatives still have not returned.

On Friday, Speaker Burrows announced new rules that will likely put a damper on his colleagues’ trips to the Midwest.

‘They won’t be arresting anyone.’

Along with Comptroller Kelly Hancock, Burrows said he has enacted a policy that will prohibit any House member who is breaking quorum from having his or her paycheck or per diem deposited electronically.

“The Constitution forbids us from withholding pay. It does not dictate how we issue the pay,” the speaker said from his podium. “Those checks must now be picked up in person on Capitol grounds, effective immediately.”

Burrows then announced that the missing members will also be forfeiting a portion of their living and travel expenses.

RELATED: Democrats ‘defend democracy’ by ditching it

“Starting today, to safeguard taxpayer dollars and account for forthcoming liabilities … 30% of each quorum-breaking member’s monthly operating budget will be reserved and made unavailable for expenditure,” Burrows announced.

It remains to be seen if the threat of going unpaid will work on the group of Democrats who so far have been comfortable with abandoning their constituents and becoming fugitives in their own state.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said in a press conference this week that the FBI has only been authorized to locate Democrats, not arrest them, and therefore he welcomes them to come and see “the beauty of Lake Michigan.”

“They won’t be arresting anyone because there is no U.S. federal law that prohibits those Texas House Democrats from being here in the state of Illinois,” Pritzker explained.

However, Burrows said on Friday he is working on that aspect of the issue, as well.

RELATED: FBI to locate ‘derelict’ Democrats who fled Texas, GOP senator says

Burrows announced that he was collaborating with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the hopes of making the arrest warrants for Democrats “enforceable beyond Texas state lines.”

Additionally, the Texas speaker said he has contacted the sergeant at arms of the Illinois House of Representatives to request assistance in returning the absent members.

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An appeals court panel handed President Donald Trump a victory in the court battle over deportations of illegal aliens who were sent to a prison for terrorists in El Salvador.

The administration was locked in a court battle with U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who had issued an order for the administration to stop the flights to the prison. When the flights continued, Boasberg said there was probable cause to find Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for ignoring his order.

‘Dangling this sword of Damocles to compel the Executive to exercise its foreign affairs powers exceeds the court’s authority and is an abuse of discretion.’

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sided with Trump in a split decision. Two of the three panel judges ruled in his favor. Both of the judges were appointed by Trump.

“Dangling this sword of Damocles to compel the Executive to exercise its foreign affairs powers exceeds the court’s authority and is an abuse of discretion,” Judge Neomi Rao wrote. “What a court lacks the power to do directly, it cannot accomplish indirectly.”

An attorney for the ACLU suggested that they are considering filing an appeal.

“We strongly disagree with the ruling and are considering all options going forward,” Lee Gelernt said. “The opinion brushes aside the considerable evidence that has emerged that DOJ’s lawyers understood the order at the time and simply ignored it.”

Boasberg had ruled that the Trump administration had not provided the illegal aliens with the proper due process when he invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to send them to El Salvador. The administration designated the vicious gang Tren de Aragua a terror threat and used that designation to immediately deport suspected gang members.

When the issue was taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, all nine justices found that illegal aliens had some due process rights to be given proper notice and to argue their case against the government labeling them gang members.

A smaller majority vacated the ruling from Boasberg to block the deportations and allowed the administration to continue with its plans.

RELATED: Pam Bondi slaps Judge Boasberg with misconduct allegations

The full 11-member appeals court could take up the case. The full court has seven Democratic appointees and four Republican appointees.

In July, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a complaint against Boasberg over private comments he made suggesting that if the Trump administration ignored judicial rulings, it would result in a constitutional crisis. Bondi alleged that the comments undermined the integrity of the judiciary.

Boasberg could be impeached from the bench if the complaint is found to have merit.

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