As Ken Paxton’s scandals have mounted over the years, Angela Paxton has stood by his side. She is now one of the 31 senators who hold her husband’s fate in their hands. Paxton has not said whether she will recuse herself.
“Angela Paxton has been a friend for years,” he said in 2018. “I can tell you this: Everyone who knows her agrees that she’s a dynamic conservative leader and a person of integrity deeply rooted in her Christian faith.”
“This became an issue because Ken Paxton was so loved in the area that running against Ken Paxton was a liability for Huffines,” said University of Houston political scientist Brandon Rottinghaus. “Then Angela Paxton runs ads saying, you know, you can’t attack him like this … and accusing Huffines of not being conservative enough.”
“So, of course, throughout the rest of the campaign, I’d say, ‘She can have all the non-sinner votes, I’ll take the sinners, and we’ll see who ends up in Austin,’” he said. “She didn’t try that again.” “The Paxton name, obviously in some corners in Collin County, has great influence,” he said. “But in other corners, it’s a huge negative.”about how she might navigate the ethical minefields of serving in a role with certain power over her husband’s office.
Meanwhile, accusations against her husband continued to mount. In 2020, senior officials in the attorney general’s officeto investigate Ken Paxton over allegations of improper influence, abuse of power, bribery and other crimes. They were later fired and filed a whistleblower lawsuit, claiming they were retaliated against for speaking out.
Paul also hired a woman who was allegedly having an affair with Ken Paxton, according to the committee report. In a House hearing Saturday, state Rep.said Ken Paxton wanted the woman to have a job in Austin so he would not have to drive back and forth to San Antonio to see her. Ken Paxton has said he thinks he will get a “quick resolution” in the Senate, “where I have full confidence the process will be fair and just.” The Senate is not only more conservative than the House, but the small, tight-knit chamber is ruled with an iron fist by Patrick, a key ally of both Paxtons.“We will all be responsible as any juror would be, if that turns out to be, and I think the members will do their duty,”.
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