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Angela Paxton Files for Divorce From Attorney General Ken Paxton on Biblical Grounds

The petition invokes biblical criteria to end their 38-year marriage following an extended separation.

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In this November 2021 photo, Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton, right, listens as her husband Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, speaks to anti-abortion activists at a rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Angela Paxton, Texas state senator and wife, were seen addressing republican delegates from Texas on the first day of the Texas GOP Convention on May 23, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.

Overview

  • State Sen. Angela Paxton formally filed for divorce on July 10 in Collin County, invoking biblical grounds and citing “recent discoveries.”
  • Her court petition accuses Attorney General Ken Paxton of adultery and notes the couple ceased living together in June 2024.
  • The Paxtons, married in 1987, split after his 2023 Texas Senate impeachment acquittal and long-publicized affair allegations.
  • Ken Paxton characterized the decision as mutual in his own statement, blaming political attacks and public scrutiny.
  • The divorce comes as he campaigns in the Republican primary to challenge Sen. John Cornyn for a U.S. Senate seat.