A judge on Saturday ruled to expand a restraining order against former congressman Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-Texas) and his political organization over its fundraising efforts for Democratic lawmakers who left Texas amid a state House battle over redistricting.
In the order, Judge Megan Fahey wrote that O’Rourke, also a presidential candidate in the 2020 election, cannot send money out of Texas. She ruled in favor of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, after Paxton sought to remove the charter of Powered by People, the organization headed by O’Rourke.
The judge said that there is “imminent” harm to the state of Texas and that “if the Court does not issue this order, the State will be irreparably injured.”…