Ken Paxton May Have Broken Same Texas Election Laws He Wants To Tighten, Bombshell Report Finds

Source: MEDIAite

Jul 7th, 2026, 5:10 pm


The Texas Tribune reported on Tuesday that Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate in the state, may have broken the very voter registration laws he’s seeking to tighten.

Zach Despart, who writes for both the Tribune and ProPublica, found that “Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years, including in May’s runoff that made him the Republican nominee for U.S. senator, according to records.”

Paxton is currently going through a divorce, initiated by his wife, State Sen. Angela Paxton (R) – who accused the social conservative of adultery in her filing. Ken Paxton continued to use his wife’s address to vote in recent elections, noted Despart, despite having moved out of the residence a year prior. The report added:

It is unclear where Paxton has lived for the past two years, but reporting by ProPublica and the Tribune has linked him to a home in neighboring Denton County since February.

Three election lawyers told the news organizations that Paxton may have violated the same Texas laws his office cautioned about in its news release.