As the state’s redistricting fight continues to unfold on the national stage, former U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke stopped in Abilene today as part of a statewide tour of town halls. His mission: to rally support for the 52 Texas Democrats who could face potential federal arrest for delaying a vote on

Powered by People filed a responding suit against Paxton, claiming the attorney general's investigation violated the group's right to free speech.

The order came at the request of Attorney General Ken Paxton, who O’Rourke accused in a separate lawsuit of going on a “fishing expedition, constitutional rights be damned.”