AUSTIN, TX – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on October 7, 2025, the launch of undercover operations targeting alleged “leftist terror cells” across the state, citing recent acts of political violence and calling the current climate a national security threat.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, the action follows a series of incidents, including a reported armed ambush on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Alvarado, Texas, in July, and a shooting at another ICE location in Dallas in late September. Officials also referenced the recent killing of political commentator Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, allegedly by a person described as a leftist extremist.
Attorney General Paxton issued a statement claiming that groups associated with Antifa and other left-wing movements are engaging in acts of domestic terrorism. He described the new operations as an effort to “identify, investigate, and infiltrate” organizations involved in or supporting such actions.
“Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger,” Paxton said. “Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people… 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.”
The Attorney General also referenced federal actions, noting that President Donald Trump designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and directed the use of federal resources to dismantle any related operations.
Further details about the ongoing investigations have not been released.
