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Put an END to PAXTON Corruption!
End Paxton Corruption is an effort to keep in the forefront of Texans’ minds the despicable corruption of both State Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife/accomplice, State Senator Angela Paxton, who is up for reelection in Senate District 8 this year.
Ken Paxton is, of course, famously corrupt. In fact, Ken Paxton is so notorious that stories about his corruption are routinely picked up in news outlets, not just around the country, but across the globe. It’s obvious why: Ken Paxton is shameless. He stole a $1,000 pen on camera. He avoided trial for defrauding investors in Collin County for a whopping nine years until one of his victims died, and then slithered his way out of felony charges without even stepping down from the top law office in the state. (Among other tactics, Ken had the gall to claim that his right to a speedy trial had been violated after his allies and wife worked for years to delay it.) Ken wanted to charge taxpayers $3 million because he defamed AG employees who had accused him of, you guessed it, corruption. His impeachment acquittal involved another $3 million—donated to Dan Patrick by Ken’s wealthy “friends”—and help from his wife, Angela, who clearly doesn’t mind his girlfriend.
State Senator Angela Paxton, who was elected to serve the citizens of Senate District 8, corruptly serves her husband and his “friends” instead. She has proposed legislation that would have reduced Ken’s legal woes, helped him delay trial, and even drove a getaway car so that Ken could avoid yet another subpoena.
Angela Paxton is no victim. Angela co-owns millions of dollars of property with her husband. She accompanied Ken on costly tours of Europe and China that were paid for in part by Texas taxpayers—$78,000 for the European trip alone—and in part by mysterious undisclosed benefactors. When one of Ken’s “friends” (who has been charged with federal crimes) wanted to renovate one of the Paxtons’ many homes for free, Angela’s only question was if she could get the fancy granite countertops.
Angela makes jokes about that. Because she thinks it’s funny.
What has Angela done for Senate District 8, other than give it a horrible reputation as cult-like and corrupt? Not much! Most of her time in the statehouse is spent keeping her husband’s fat-cat “friends” happy. She helped craft a voucher program that would drastically cut funding to public schools. (Complain about it, and Ken will sue you!) She voted for HB 2127, a.k.a. The Death Star Bill, which would strip local control from towns and counties across Senate District 8, centralizing authority in Austin and hampering the freedom of residents to govern and preserve their unique communities.
Wouldn’t you rather have a state senator who works for you? Angela Paxton ran unopposed (!!) in the primary, but she will face a competitive general election, so consider supporting her opponent. And remember: If a Paxton isn’t paying you to vote for them, there’s really no reason why you should.