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In It to Win It

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 04:02 PM 23 hrs ago

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Senate hopeful, claimed 3 homes as his primary residence

https://apnews.com/article/paxton-mortgages-trump-primary-residence-homestead-deduction-bd259b6bd122afcaf4f11eac5a3a152e

WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, are longtime owners of a $1.5 million house in a gated community outside Dallas. In 2015, they snapped up a second home in Austin. Then another.

The problem: Mortgages signed by the Paxtons contained inaccurate statements declaring that each of those three houses was their primary residence, enabling the now-estranged couple to improperly lock in low interest rates, according to an Associated Press review of public records. The lower rates will save the Paxtons tens of thousands of dollars in payments over the life of the loan, legal experts say.

The records also revealed that the Paxtons routinely flouted lending agreements on some of their other properties.

It is a federal and state crime to knowingly make false statements on mortgage documents. Violating the terms of a mortgage could allow lenders recourse to seek full payment of a loan, according to legal experts.

The problem: Mortgages signed by the Paxtons contained inaccurate statements declaring that each of those three houses was their primary residence, enabling the now-estranged couple to improperly lock in low interest rates, according to an Associated Press review of public records.

Dale Ryder (@kryton3298.bsky.social) 2025-08-29T11:51:22.269Z
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Senate hopeful, claimed 3 homes as his primary residence (Original Post) In It to Win It 23 hrs ago OP
Well, Mr. Pulte? We're waiting! surfered 21 hrs ago #1
Kick dalton99a 21 hrs ago #2
knr UTUSN 21 hrs ago #3
Can we ban Fox turds from holding office ever again? Initech 21 hrs ago #4

Initech

(106,144 posts)
4. Can we ban Fox turds from holding office ever again?
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:36 PM
21 hrs ago

They do nothing but complain, obstruct, and make bad problems even worse. It's time to kick them all out.

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