Texas AG Paxton Pledges Crackdown on ‘Leftist Terror Cells’

Paxton announced the undercover operation after citing a rise in politically motivated violence and the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Texas AG Paxton Pledges Crackdown on ‘Leftist Terror Cells’
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 1, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Oct. 7 announced an undercover investigation into “leftist terror cells” in his home state, citing the “political assassination of national hero Charlie Kirk” and the rise of “leftist violence” nationwide as reasons for the operation.

“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,” Paxton said in a statement.
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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Savannah Pointer is a politics reporter for The Epoch Times. She can be reached at [email protected]
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