Alex Jones' far-right conservative media empire Infowars could soon be a thing of the past. A Texas district judge ruled this week that all of the company's assets be turned over to a newly appointed state receiver to begin the sales process.

A Texas state court appointed a receiver to administer right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media empire, which owes roughly $1.3 billion in judgments tied to his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.