Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton utilized state-funded security for nearly 1,000 trips, costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Analysis reveals that only one in six of these journeys had a stated business purpose. This expenditure stands out significantly when compared to the travel security costs of his predecessor and other state officials. The reports highlight a substantial use of public funds for a security detail accompanying the Attorney General on a vast majority of non-business trips.