Ethics

Paxton Blind Trust Invested $600,000 in Business Owned by Convicted Homebuilder; Senator Angela Paxton Voted on Related Bill, Report Says

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune report that a blind trust tied to Attorney General Ken Paxton invested $600,000 in a business run by a man previously convicted of mortgage fraud, and that state Sen. Angela Paxton sat on an advisory board of a related company and voted for a bill affecting TCEQ complaint handling.