'Lock him up': Ken Paxton urges court to jail Beto O’Rourke for supporting Texas Dems

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) called for former Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke to be jailed after he supported lawmakers who left the state to prevent Republicans from passing a new congressional district map that was expected to wipe out five Democratic seats.

"I'm taking action to hold Robert Francis O'Rourke in contempt for violating a court order and scamming Texans," Paxton wrote in a Tuesday post on X. "Beto is about to find out that running your mouth and ignoring the rule of law has consequences in Texas. It's time to lock him up."

In a statement, Paxton claimed that O'Rourke "blatantly violated a Tarrant County temporary restraining order."

"Given Robert Francis's vulgar disdain for the rule of law and immense personal wealth, imprisonment is absolutely necessary to persuade him to obey the lawful restraining order issued by the Tarrant County court," the statement said.

"Now, he still thinks he's above the law, so I'm working to put him behind bars," Paxton remarked.