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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 16

Ken Paxton Buys 3 Utah Condos for $1.6 Million, Expanding $9 Million Property Portfolio

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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 16

Ken Paxton Buys 3 Utah Condos for $1.6 Million, Expanding $9 Million Property Portfolio

Q: When an attorney general is accused of voter fraud, who ensures an impartial investigation?

There is no clearly automatic, independent state mechanism in the material provided; in Texas, that is the core problem. The reporting and background material indicate that voter-fraud complaints are typically filed with the Texas Secretary of State, which does not conduct the investigation itself. After review, such complaints are generally referred to the Texas Attorney General’s Office. When the attorney general is the subject of the allegation, that creates an obvious conflict because the office that normally investigates election offenses would be handling a case involving its own chief. In Ken Paxton’s case, the complaint was also sent to local authorities, including the Collin County district attorney and county elections officials. That suggests the most plausible route to an impartial review is outside the attorney general’s office, through a local prosecutor, another independent state authority, or, if warranted by the facts and jurisdiction, federal investigators. The broader evidence in the supplied material points to a practical answer rather than a settled one: impartiality depends on recusal by the attorney general’s office and referral to an outside body. The sources do not identify a single mandatory watchdog that automatically takes over. That is why observers and complainants have raised the question of who, in practice, would police alleged voter fraud by a sitting attorney general.

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Three Utah resort condominiums worth $1.6 million were bought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in February, according to property records reviewed by The New York Times.
Those purchases were transferred to Paxton's blind trust and lift the holdings tied to him, that trust and a family trust to at least 15 properties worth about $9 million.
The condos are among assets being negotiated in Paxton's divorce from State Senator Angela Paxton, who has accused him of adultery; deeds listed a Dallas-area home where police records indicate another woman lives.
The disclosure lands as Paxton, 63, runs for the U.S. Senate after defeating John Cornyn in May and enters a competitive race against Democrat James Talarico.
Paxton's growing portfolio has drawn scrutiny because his attorney general salary is $153,000, with rivals arguing he used public office to enrich himself.

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What does a public official's $9M property portfolio signal about the intersection of wealth and public service?

How does a blind trust work if an official buys properties before transferring them into it?

When an attorney general is accused of voter fraud, who ensures an impartial investigation?

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