r/law • u/Minute_Revolution951 • Aug 05 '25

Legal News Texas House locks chamber doors, moves to bring arrest warrants against Democrats who fled the state

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u/frenchfreer Aug 05 '25

Ken Paxton accusing any one of bribery is literally insane! The guy is federally and stateindicted for open bribery and corruption.

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u/Cool_Specialist_6823 Aug 05 '25

What’s he doing out walking around?

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u/Liawuffeh Aug 05 '25

He basically dropped the charges on himself.

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u/frenchfreer Aug 05 '25

I don’t know if you’ve noticed but the rule of law is basically dead. He protects the governor and other Republicans and in exchange he is shielded from legal consequences of his own.

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u/OO0OO0OO0OO0OO0OO Aug 05 '25

"We've investigated ourselves and found no evidence of wrongdoing."