{"id":51870,"date":"2025-08-06T03:39:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T03:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=51870"},"modified":"2025-08-06T03:39:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T03:39:26","slug":"report-plane-that-carried-texas-democrats-to-illinois-was-funded-by-beto-orourkes-pac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=51870","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Plane That Carried Texas Democrats to Illinois Was Funded by Beto O\u2019Rourke\u2019s PAC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Beto O\u2019Rourke \/ Town Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Texas Democrats fled to Illinois a few days ago in an effort to stop the state legislature from moving forward with redistricting efforts, they traveled there by private plane. How did they afford such a thing? Beto O\u2019Rourke\u2019s PAC apparently paid for it.<\/p>\n

This makes sense when you consider that O\u2019Rourke has run for almost every possible office in Texas except dog catcher and has lost every time. Beto probably jumped at the chance to help these Democrats.<\/p>\n

This news is certainly not going to help their cause with Texas voters.<\/p>\n

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The Washington Free Beacon<\/a> reports:<\/p>\n

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Now We Know: Beto O\u2019Rourke\u2019s PAC Funded Texas Dems\u2019 Private Jet to Illinois<\/strong><\/p>\n

State lawmakers in Texas make just $7,200 a year. A group of Democratic legislators spent roughly four times that amount to take a private jet to Illinois in an attempt to block their Republican counterparts from passing a new congressional map. But they didn\u2019t have to worry about the price tag\u2014because Beto O\u2019Rourke\u2019s PAC picked it up.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to a report in the Texas Tribune<\/em>, which cited two people involved in the effort to raise funds for Texas Democrats\u2019 walkout. O\u2019Rourke\u2019s PAC, Powered by People, is \u201carmed with a $3.5 million war chest\u201d and has covered most of the costs associated with the walkout so far, including \u201cair transport, lodging, and logistical support,\u201d the outlet reported. Every dollar the group receives going forward will go toward supporting the walkout.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Rourke\u2019s emergence as the walkout\u2019s financier could land him in legal trouble. Lawmakers who flee Texas to prevent the state legislature from having enough members to pass laws are subject to $500-a-day fines under Texas house rules, which also prevent walkout participants from soliciting political contributions to pay those fines. Republican governor Greg Abbott has said that \u201cany other person who \u2018offers, confers, or agrees to confer’\u201d such contributions to the \u201cfleeing Democrat House members\u201d may be in violation of state bribery laws.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Is anyone surprised by this?<\/p>\n

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NEW: @BetoORourke<\/a>-backed organization, Powered by People, is a top funder of the Texas Democrats\u2019 exodus over new congressional maps, per two people familiar. <\/p>\n

Congressional Dems and the Soros-backed Texas Majority PAC are also in the mix. @TexasTribune<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/Nh07hZPa3B<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Owen Dahlkamp (@Owen_Dahlkamp) August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If Beto is the best friend these Democrats have, they\u2019re in serious trouble.<\/p>\n

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