Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, creating confusion about his net worth and holdings, a review by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found.
Among them: Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, reported owning seven homes but said he earned no income from any. Yet all but one was listed for rent during the reporting periods, and some current residents and neighbors at those addresses confirmed that the properties were rented, the news organizations found. Receiving income and not reporting it is a violation of federal disclosure law, three ethics experts said.
Additionally, Paxton did not disclose mortgages for three condos at a Utah golf resort that federal law requires him to list as liabilities if they are not personal residences.
I think most people don’t think a lot about texas politicians until they’re forced to. Ted Cruz is still running around spending 200k on private jets for 6 months, so idk.
People in Texas think plenty about Texas politicians, and are the only people allowed to select Texas politicians, and they seem to think it would be funny if Republican candidates skinned a live dog on national television.
I mean, Ted Cruz’s opponent was in a band. How gauche.