DOJ Investigates Texas Majority PAC Over Paid Voter Program Video The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the Texas Majority PAC after a viral undercover video showed a former employee describing a program that paid people $25 to attend classes about voting. The PAC denies wrongdoing and says the employee was fired. The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the Texas Majority PAC, a Democratic group in Texas, following a viral undercover video that showed a former employee describing a program that paid people $25 to attend classes about why voting is important. The video was released by conservative outlet Townhall earlier this month and has been viewed millions of times online. It shows Sky MacAdams, a since-fired organizing manager for the PAC, telling an undercover journalist about the alleged program. We are paying people $25 to attend a one-hour Zoom class to learn why voting is important and why the Republicans are causing all of these bad things, MacAdams said in the video.Gray Area In Voting PaymentsSo it is like a roundabout way of paying people for their votes, essentially, he added, calling the move a bit of a gray area. MacAdams also said: You cannot pay someone to vote for someone. You cannot be like, here is $25, go vote for me. You can say, attend a one-hour class and you can receive $25.If I was a Republican, I would be pissed. I would be like, that is shady as f---. The video was published by Townhall and quickly spread online, drawing attention from national media and political figures. Federal law prohibits payments in exchange for voting or not voting for certain candidates, with violators potentially facing up to two years in prison.Texas Majority PAC paid $500,000 to a political consulting firm, Relentless, for its Relational Organizing Program in May of this year, according to reports. The program is described as a standard part of campaign organizing. Eddie Vale, a spokesman for Texas Majority PAC, told Fox News Digital that the video is real and has not been digitally altered or deceptively edited. He clarified that the way MacAdams described the relational organizing program was incorrect and insisted everything was aboveboard.Spokesman Defends ProgramWe hire Texans to join events where they are taught how to organize their friends and family, Vale said. They encourage their friends and family to turn out and vote and send them regular reminders. They are compensated for their organizing work, just like any other job. Texas Majority PAC runs a relational organizing program, which for years has been a standard part of every campaign's playbook, Vale continued.Participants in the program are being paid for grassroots organizing work. The way it was described by one rogue employee is factually incorrect, not how we operate, and they were immediately fired. We will continue to ensure that everyone who has the legal right to vote is able to do so in the face of never-ending attempts from Texas Republicans to disenfranchise them and bad faith attacks from right-wing media to silence organizations that try to help them, Vale said.The DOJ investigation was first reported by Fox News Digital, which cited two sources familiar with the matter. The investigation is ongoing, and it is unclear what specific charges, if any, could result. The DOJ has not publicly commented on the matter. Neither MacAdams nor the Texas Majority PAC returned Fox News Digital's comment requests related to the investigation.PAC Raises MillionsThe PAC has denied any wrongdoing and says the program compensates participants for grassroots organizing work, not for their votes. According to Transparency USA, by the end of Q2, the PAC had raised nearly 10 million dollars in the 2026 election cycle and has spent nearly 9 million dollars. It reportedly had more than 1.3 million dollars in cash on hand.The development comes amid a heated political landscape in Texas, where Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has drawn attention for walking back some of his more extreme positions. Those positions include support for biological men in women's sports and previous claims that God is non-binary and that there are six sexes. Talarico recently said he missed the mark as he backtracked on controversial woke statements.Despite Texas being known as a traditionally red state, the outcome could be decided by a razor thin margin. The Texas voters who could help Talarico pull off a historic upset are seen as a key factor in the race. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has also been in the spotlight, with a Republican cavalry arriving for him as a big-bucks Texas offensive opens cash floodgates. Paxton has been active on the campaign trail as the midterms approach.The DOJ investigation into the Texas Majority PAC adds another layer of scrutiny to the state's election landscape. The PAC has been a major player in Texas Democratic campaigns, dumping millions into races across the Lone Star state. The incident has sparked a broader debate about election laws and the fine line between paying for organizing work and paying for votes. Legal experts say that while paying for organizing is generally allowed, paying directly for votes is illegal.Allegations Of Vote BuyingThe DOJ probe was first reported by Fox News Digital, which cited two sources familiar with the matter. The story continues to develop as the midterm elections approach and Texas remains a key battleground. In a letter to Blanche last week, Fallon wrote: Texas Majority PAC, through its documented partnership with Relentless, has openly admitted to defying the law and purchasing votes in the US Senate race.If this is true, this criminal behavior has no place in America and our elections. The government has a responsibility to investigate and hold accountable those that seek to circumvent free and fair elections through bribery of voters.