A state judge has temporarily blocked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from pursuing a case against Powered by People, the political group founded by former congressman Beto O’Rourke, after Paxton accused the group of improperly funding a Democratic quorum break in the Texas House.

El Paso District Judge Annabell Perez ruled on Tuesday that Paxton couldn’t pursue legal action aimed at challenging the group’s business license. The judge accused the attorney general of “attempting to use the legal system to impinge on Powered by People’s constitutionally protected activity.”

“We took the fight directly to Ken Paxton, and we won,” O’Rourke said in a statement. “We will never stop speaking out, organizing, and fighting for our fellow Texans.”

According to the judge, Paxton admitted he “d

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