Reposted by James Kinsale
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reviewed Ken Paxton's travel records dating back to 2015.
Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips with a state-funded security detail, costing $3.3 million.
The outlets could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to actual state business.
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
