# Ken Paxton's 1,000 Trips with State Security

> Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with taxpayer-funded security, costing $3.3 million.
- Title: Ken Paxton's 1,000 Trips with State Security | Shortify
- Summary: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with taxpayer-funded security, costing $3.3 million. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton used state…
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- Source: The Texas Tribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17492715/ken-paxton-travel-costs
- Author: Zach Despart
- Published: 2026-10-09T10:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: ken paxton, texas attorney general, state security, taxpayer costs, impeachment trial, travel expenses, public funds, political ethics, texas senate, impeachment charges, news, local
## Paxton suspended after impeachment
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was suspended from office for over three months after being impeached on charges of abusing his office for personal gain.
## Paxton took 17 trips during suspension
Paxton took at least 17 trips over three months, including to resort destinations Park City, Utah, and Vail, Colorado.
## State police joined Paxton on trips
State police joined him each time, costing taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars for trips unrelated to his job as attorney general.
## Paxton's security costs exceed reports
Since assuming office in 2015, Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips with a state-funded security detail, costing $3.3 million.
## Few trips have documented business purpose
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found only 1 in 6 of Paxton's trips had a listed business purpose.
## Paxton's travel to Hawaii
Paxton visited a small town in Hawaii months before his family's blind trust bought land there.
## Paxton's Utah properties
Paxton owns or co-owns 15 properties with a market value of about $11 million, including four in Utah.
## Paxton's Florida properties
Paxton purchased two homes in Ocala and a townhome in Dunedin, Florida, between 2021 and 2022.
## Paxton's Oklahoma properties
Paxton purchased a $1.5 million vacation lodge in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, in 2022.
## Paxton's Utah condo purchases
Paxton bought four condominiums at the Black Desert Resort in Utah in 2025 and 2026.
## Paxton's security costs compared to Abbott
Paxton's security costs averaged $24,300 per trip, compared to Greg Abbott's $7,400 per month.
## Paxton's travel during suspension
Paxton visited St. George, Utah, during his suspension in August 2023, where he later bought a condo.
## Paxton's campaign travel
Paxton traveled with security to tape Tucker Carlson's show two days after being acquitted in the impeachment trial.
## Paxton's trust and security
Paxton set up a trust with his estranged wife, State Sen. Angela Paxton, who filed for divorce in 2024.
## Paxton's travel without business purpose
Over 800 of Paxton's trips lack a documented business purpose, raising questions about his workload.
## Paxton's ethics concerns
Experts say Paxton's extensive travel without documented business purposes raises ethical concerns about misuse of public funds.
## Key takeaway

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton used state security for nearly 1,000 trips, costing $3.3 million, with only 1 in 6 trips having a documented business purpose.