Overview

• State Sen. Angela Paxton filed for divorce in Collin County on July 10 after 38 years of marriage, citing biblical grounds and alleging Attorney General Ken Paxton’s adultery.
• Her petition notes that the couple ceased living together around June 1, 2024, and that “recent discoveries” made reconciliation impossible under her faith.
• Ken Paxton posted that the split reflects “the pressures of countless political attacks and public scrutiny” and asked for prayers and privacy.
• The National Republican Senatorial Committee broke with Paxton’s campaign, calling his conduct “truly repulsive and disgusting” in a rare public rebuke.
• The divorce filing adds uncertainty to Ken Paxton’s challenge to Sen. John Cornyn in the 2026 Republican Senate primary.