# Paxton’s Senate baggage gets aired

> A TribCast episode asks whether Ken Paxton’s long trail of allegations will matter in Texas’ Senate race.
- Title: Paxton’s Senate baggage gets aired · The Texas Tribune
- Summary: A TribCast episode asks whether Ken Paxton’s long trail of allegations will matter in Texas’ Senate race. Paxton has survived years of legal and political…
- Keywords: ken paxton, texas, texas senate race, gop senate nominee, tribcast, kayla guo, zach despart, propublica, texas tribune, impeachment, voting record, wealth allegations
- Source: The Texas Tribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17463040/tribcast-paxton-senate-baggage
- Author: Eleanor Klibanoff
- Published: 2026-09-15T23:21:16+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ken paxton, texas, texas senate race, gop senate nominee, tribcast, kayla guo, zach despart, propublica, texas tribune, impeachment, voting record, wealth allegations
## Paxton is the nominee
Ken Paxton is running as the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate, bringing years of allegations back into the center of the race.

> As the GOP Senate nominee, Ken Paxton’s history of alleged personal and professional improprieties have been dredged up
## Opponents revive old claims
His opponent has pushed Paxton’s alleged personal and professional improprieties across the internet as campaign material.

> splashed across the internet by his opponent
## Scandals have not stuck
Paxton has endured more than a decade under indictment and an impeachment attempt while staying politically viable in Texas.

> Paxton has emerged relatively unscathed from more than a decade under indictment and an impeachment attempt
## New questions surface
Fresh allegations now focus on Paxton’s wealth, homes and voting record, adding new details to familiar scrutiny.

> more allegations have emerged about his wealth, homes and voting record
## Reporters weigh impact
Texas Tribune reporter Kayla Guo and Zach Despart of ProPublica and the Tribune join TribCast to discuss whether the reporting changes voter views.

> whether it will make a difference to voters in November
## The episode points listeners
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> New episodes every Tuesday.
## Key takeaway

Paxton has survived years of legal and political scrutiny, but his Senate run puts those allegations back in front of voters.