A caller to Ken Paxton's phone town hall on Monday cut to the chase. she asked Paxton, the scandal-marred Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas. Politics: Conservative Texas Voter Gets A Blunt Fact-Check From His Wife During TV InterviewAngela Paxton filed for divorce from Paxton "on biblical grounds" in July 2025, accusing him of adultery. Shortly after, Ken Paxton appeared to place the blame elsewhere for their split. Ken Paxton received the kind of blunt question that might prompt someone to answer "um" during a town hall.