Paxton jet use draws campaign scrutiny
The gist
A New York Times analysis found Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took about 350 trips outside Texas with a taxpayer-funded security detail since 2015.
The report lands mid-Senate campaign, where corruption is a central issue.
How it unfolded
- 2015Paxton is sworn in as Texas attorney general; since then he has taken about 350 trips outside Texas with a taxpayer-funded security detail, including 25 to foreign countries, per a New York Times analysis of Texas Department of Public Safety data.
- Jan 2021Paxton's security detail spends about $7,000 to go to Washington; logs do not specify exact dates.
- Feb 2021State senators grill Paxton in a public forum about his appearance at the pro-Trump rally preceding the Jan. 6 riot; Paxton declines to say who paid for his Washington trip.