Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Utah Condo Purchases Spark Wealth Scrutiny

In February 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, 63, bought three condominiums at a luxury resort in Utah for a combined $1.6 million, according to local property records. The deeds list his address as a Dallas-area home, but police records show a woman who is not his wife resides there. Paxton transferred the condos to a blind trust shortly after purchase.

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Public records reveal that Paxton, his blind trust, and another family trust now own at least 15 properties valued at roughly $9 million. The holdings include a luxury cabin in Oklahoma, three homes in Florida, and a plot of land in Hawaii. These assets are being examined in ongoing divorce negotiations with his wife, State Senator Angela Paxton, who has accused him of adultery. The real-estate expansion has intensified questions about how Paxton accumulated wealth while earning a $153,000 salary as attorney general.

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During the Republican primary runoff campaign, Paxton is positioned to face James Talarico, a 37-year-old Democratic state representative, after defeating Senator John Cornyn in May 2026. Both Cornyn and Talarico have suggested that Paxton may have leveraged his public office for personal gain. Talarico disclosed only one property on his state and federal filings and reports an annual salary of less than $100,000.

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Critics argue that Paxton’s expanding real-estate portfolio appears disproportionate to his public-sector earnings. The timing of the Utah condo purchases, coinciding with his Senate bid and divorce proceedings, has amplified calls for greater financial transparency. Opponents contend that the lack of a clear explanation for the source of the funds undermines public trust in an official tasked with upholding the law.

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