Beto O’Rourke Gets Temporary Relief in Fundraising Suit Defense

Beto O’Rourke (D) may have acted lawfully in fundraising for Texas House Democrats who fled the state to avoid a vote on redistricting, a statewide appeals court signaled without making a determination.

Granting temporary relief to the former congressman pending a final decision, the court said it’s unclear at this stage that his organization Powered by People broke laws that the state invoked under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

“The State fails to cite a single case in which the DTPA has been interpreted to apply to political solicitations or political speech in the DTPA’s half century of existence, despite ...