Fort Bend County Judge KP George has announced that he has made the switch from Democrat to Republican as he faces felony charges of money laundering.

Facing mounting legal trouble, Fort Bend County Judge KP George made it official Wednesday: he's leaving the Democratic Party and joining the GOP. George said he was making a move to the Republican Party because the Democratic Party "has embraced a corrupt and radical ideology,

Indian-origin judge of Fort Bend County, Texas, recently announced that he will be switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party and will run as a Republican in his 2026 re-election bid.