{"id":461319,"date":"2026-10-09T16:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T16:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/461319\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T16:16:11","slug":"how-ken-paxtons-estranged-wife-is-wading-into-the-texas-senate-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/461319\/","title":{"rendered":"How Ken Paxton&#8217;s Estranged Wife Is Wading Into the Texas Senate Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who is Angela Paxton?<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Angela Paxton, a Republican, has served in the Texas state Senate since 2019. She was previously a math teacher and school counselor.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">She and Ken Paxton have been married for nearly four decades, but last year, she <a class=\"rich-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AngelaPaxtonTX\/status\/1943366217479393512\" target=\"undefined\" rel=\"nofollow\">announced<\/a> that she filed for divorce \u201con biblical grounds,\u201d stating that, \u201cin light of recent discoveries, I do not believe that it honors God or is loving to myself, my children, or Ken to remain in the marriage.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">In her divorce petition, Angela Paxton alleged that her husband \u201chas committed adultery\u201d and said that the two of them had stopped living together \u201cas spouses\u201d by June 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">A spokesperson for the Texas state senator told <a class=\"rich-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/03\/us\/politics\/as-she-divorces-ken-paxton-his-wife-urges-texans-to-vote-for-him.html\" target=\"undefined\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Times<\/a> over the weekend that the divorce proceedings are still underway.<\/p>\n<p>What is the significance of Angela Paxton wading into the Texas Senate race?<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Political experts tell TIME that the ad featuring Angela Paxton suggests that the Republican Party is worried about her husband\u2019s chances of winning the Senate race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who is Angela Paxton? 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