Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday the launch of undercover investigations into "various groups affiliated with left-wing political violence known to be operating in Texas," a news release stated.
Paxton's actions come "in response to the political assassination of national hero Charlie Kirk and the disturbing rise of leftist violence across the country," according to the release.
“Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger," Pacton said in the release. "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. The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America. There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming.”
Paxton's release stated that the "radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised."
Noted in the release was a July incident when "nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) facility in Alvarado, Texas."
Charlie Kirk's assassination on Sept. 10 was also mentioned in the release. Paxton said Kirk's murder occurred "because of Kirk’s bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith."
Paxton's release also stated that two weeks after Kirk's death, "another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas."
Trump and Antifa
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to “utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa.”
Paxton is "building on President Trump’s bold actions," the release stated, and he has "instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence."
