Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home Monday in order to avoid being served a subpoena in a lawsuit challenging the Lone Star State’s potential abortion restrictions, according to an affidavit filed in federal court this week and obtained by multiple media outlets.
The process server who showed up at Paxton’s home in the Dallas suburb of McKinney described watching the state AG take off through the garage with his wife.
“I saw Mr. Paxton ran from the door inside the garage towards the rear door behind the driver’s side,” reads the court documents obtained by Politico.
“I approached the truck, and loudly called him by his name and stated that I had court documents for him,” the server added. “Mr. Paxton ignored me and kept heading for the truck.”
The server added that he placed the subpoena on the floor of the garage near the truck as Paxton and his wife, Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, drove off.
Paxton’s disappearing act took place after the process server arrived at his home an hour earlier, knocked on the door and identified himself to Paxton’s wife, according to the Texas Tribune.
Four former deputy attorneys general believe the FBI is investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s alleged securities fraud. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife allegedly drove away from their home in McKinney while being issued a subpoena. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, FileAfter waiting for about an hour, a black truck arrived at the home and Paxton’s wife emerged from the garage, followed by the Texas attorney general.
The subpoena was for Paxton to testify Tuesday at a hearing in response to a lawsuit by nonprofits that pay for Texas women to travel outside of the state to receive abortions, according to the Texas Tribune.
The organizations want a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction barring Paxton and other prosecutors from halting fundraising to cover the costs of out-of-state abortions.
“It’s clear that the media wants to drum up another controversy involving my work as Attorney General, so they’re attacking me for having the audacity to avoid a stranger lingering outside my home and showing concern about the safety and well-being of my family,” Paxton tweeted.
The subpoena is far from Paxton’s only legal trouble. The top prosecutor in Texas is also facing criminal charges for alleged securities fraud. Separately, four former deputy attorneys general say Paxton is the subject of an FBI investigation, although the bureau has declined to comment, according to the Texas Tribune. Paxton’s former staffers are suing him for abuse of power and accusing Paxton of taking bribes.
Paxton has previously denied all wrongdoing and did not immediately return a request for comment by The Post.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have enforced the Lone Star State’s strict anti-abortion laws. Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the media of stirring up “another controversy involving my work.” REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein//File“Run, Ken, run,” tweeted Paxton’s Democratic opponent, Rochelle Garza. “Ken Paxton is a coward. He is running away from his felony indictments, his FBI investigation and now, nonprofits. And his wife is driving the getaway car…I’m running to uphold the rule of law –– not run away from it.”
Polls show Garza slightly trailing Paxton in the solid-red state, according to the Dallas Morning News.
