Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday filed a motion seeking to have former Democrat Rep. Beto O’Rourke fined and jailed on contempt of court charges for continuing to raise funds to cover the expenses for Democrat lawmakers who left the state to block a vote for redistricting legislation.

“Beto is about to find out that running your mouth and ignoring the rule of law has consequences in Texas,” reported The Hill. “It’s time to lock him up.”

The motion alleges that O’Rourke and his political group, Powered by People, kept raising funds for the Democrat lawmakers who remain out of state, in defiance of a Tarrant County judge’s temporary restraining order.

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