The Texas House investigation into impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton has reportedly widened to include a series of property purchases while facing a federal probe over allegations he abused his office.
, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.has reportedly widened to include a series of property purchases he made as he faced a federal probe over allegations that he abused his office.that Paxton, his wife and a family trust doled out nearly $3.5 million on six properties from July 2021 to April 2022 in Oklahoma, Florida, Utah and Hawaii.
Paxton’s lead lawyer, Tony Buzbee, told the Journal that Paxton was using “long-term savings from a brokerage account” to invest in real estate at a time when interest rates were low. “There is nothing more to it than that,” Buzbee said.appointed John Scott, the former Texas secretary of state, to serve as interim attorney general.Under trial rules the Senate adopted last week, the House can bring additional articles of impeachment up to 30 days before the trial.
The financial disclosure also said the trust was created in 2015 and that it has a fair market value of “at least $46,580 or more.”
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