Texas AG Launches Undercover Operation to Infiltrate 'Leftist Terror Cells' [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Published Oct 07, 2025 at 02:39 PM EDT updated Oct 07, 2025 at 03:48 PM EDT
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a new undercover investigation aimed at infiltrating what he called "leftist terror cells" in his state, in the wake of a rise in political violence.
“Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people,” said Paxton in a statement Tuesday.
Why It Matters
Paxton has been one of the leading Republican attorneys general in recent years, seeking to take on former Democratic President Joe Biden and leading numerous lawsuits over immigration policies. He has also come under intense public scrutiny himself in recent months over his separation from his wife, who said she was filing for divorce on biblical grounds.
What To Know
Paxton cited the shooting of podcaster Charlie Kirk and what he called the "disturbing rise of leftist violence across the country." He did not comment on the recent murder of Minnesota Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the attempted murder of Democratic Senator John Hoffman and his wife.
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Time for a strait jacket.
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