Texas AG: Helping Immigrants Is Illegal (Unlike Trying to Overturn an Election)
Ken Paxton, the very same Texas Attorney General who faced felony securities fraud charges and a 2023 impeachment trial over alleged bribery and abuse of office (he was acquitted by the state Senate), has found a new target: Travis County. Their crime? Providing humanitarian aid to migrants – you know, food, shelter, medical care. This isn't about 'securing the border,' it's about punishing local
jurisdictions for acting with a shred of decency, or, as Paxton's office claims, 'violating state law on preventing unlawful entry.' One might wonder if Paxton’s sudden zeal for strict legal interpretation applies equally to, say, attempts to subvert democratic elections, or alleged misuse of office for personal gain. (It does not appear to.) The irony, sharp enough to cut glass, is that elected
officials like Paxton—who faced allegations of abusing his power to benefit a donor—are quick to weaponize the legal system when compassion is shown to the most vulnerable, yet seem to navigate serious personal charges with a remarkable degree of impunity. Apparently, some laws are more equal than others, especially when they can be used to score points in the perennial 'culture war' against
'those people.'