Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company. by Alexandra Glorioso, Jeremy Schwartz, Misty Harris and Zach Despart, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Co-published with The Texas Tribune October 23, 2026, 12:00 pm

Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company. The blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates. by Alexandra Glorioso, Jeremy Schwartz, Misty Harris and Zach Despart, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Co-published with The Texas Tribune October 23, 2026, 12:00 pm https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-investment-scott-sherman-wildcatter