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Ken Paxton Finalizes Divorce Days After Decisive Senate Loss

The legal end to his 38-year marriage highlights personal controversies that helped shape his defeat and coincides with a Democratic sweep of statewide offices.

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses anti-abortion activists at a rally outside the Supreme Court, Nov. 1, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, after hearing arguments on abortion in the court, as his wife and Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton, stands right. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
A photo illustration of Ken Paxton on a beach.
FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, right, stands with his wife Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, left, as he is sworn in for a third term by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during the first day of the 88th Texas Legislative Session in Austin, Texas, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his then-wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, wave to the crowd during the Texas Republican Convention in San Antonio on May 23, 2024.

Overview

  • Paxton’s divorce from state Sen. Angela Paxton was finalized on Thursday, and his lawyer said the terms will remain private.
  • Nearly a week earlier, Paxton lost the U.S. Senate race to Democrat James Talarico by double digits in a contest that cost the GOP statewide control in 2026.
  • Angela Paxton filed for divorce in July 2025 on ‘biblical grounds,’ alleging adultery and saying the couple had not lived together for more than a year before the filing.
  • Photographs published this week show Paxton traveling with girlfriend Tracy Duhon through San Francisco International Airport en route to Fiji, an image that has drawn attention after the election and divorce news.
  • The divorce and post-election travel close a chapter defined by Paxton’s long-running legal and ethics controversies, including a 2023 impeachment trial, and leave Texas with a Democratic attorney general set to take office in January.