Texas AG And His Wife Also Left State During Crisis

The Texas Tribune reports:

At the height of last week’s winter storm that left millions of Texans without access to heat and clean water, Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, were out of state on a “previously planned” business trip to Utah, a spokesman confirmed.

On the day of Paxton’s Wednesday meeting, the state’s electrical grid operator reported 2.7 million households in Texas remained without power. Water infrastructure in many cities was also being strained.

By Thursday, nearly half the state had had its water disrupted in some way. Many lost running water altogether, while others were issued boil-water notices.

So while Cruz abandoned Texas to hit the beach in Mexico, Texas AG Ken Paxton flew to Utah for a trip unrelated to the storm.

They don’t believe in governance, and couldn’t care less about the people they’re supposed to represent. https://t.co/0fg6jwqSeY

— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) February 22, 2021

NEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton left the state during the deadly power outages last week to meet with his counterpart in Utah.

Paxton’s spox did not answer Qs about when he left or returned and why the trip was not postponed. Story with @MorrisReports. https://t.co/NYjCBXdhUf #txlege

— Lauren McGaughy 🌟 (@lmcgaughy) February 22, 2021

Ted Cruz wasn’t the only Texas lawmaker who left the state during the winter storm. JUST IN: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was in Utah as millions awaited return of power and water.https://t.co/o490pDnTWd

— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) February 22, 2021

UPDATE: State Sen. @AngelaPaxtonTX joined her husband Texas AG Ken Paxton in Utah last week during the power outages here.

A spox says the senator held “meetings that benefit her efforts to promote human dignity and support law enforcement.” #txlege https://t.co/rFF75gi8rc

— Lauren McGaughy 🌟 (@lmcgaughy) February 22, 2021