The DOJ has been investigating Texas AG Ken Paxton since 2020 on allegations that he misused his position to help a political donor. Under Trump, a Paxton ally, the yearslong investigation could come to an end.
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Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas.
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-private-lawyers-texas-cases?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
ProPublica and Other News Organizations Fight to Unseal Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Divorce Records
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A group of eight state and national media organizations are arguing that the records are of public interest, especially in light of Paxton’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-divorce-case-records-unseal?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
NEW: James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of committing voter fraud after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the Texas attorney general may have broken state law by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-voter-registration-james-talarico?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Texas AG Ken Paxton has filed at least 30 cases over the past nine years that have a tenuous connection to the counties in which they were filed, a practice that legal experts say pushes the boundaries of the law.
NEW: Ken Paxton’s Financial Disclosures Appear to Violate Federal Ethics Law, Experts Say
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The Republican U.S. Senate nominee from Texas appears to have omitted rental income and multiple mortgages from his recent financial disclosures, making it difficult for voters to get the full picture of his wealth.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-senate-financial-disclosures-ethics-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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NEW: Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-voter-registration-election-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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NEW: After ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed Ken Paxton repeatedly voted while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live, Democrats called for an investigation into whether the Texas attorney general committed election fraud.
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