Ken Paxton’s personal life has always been a magnet for controversy, but few scandals have stuck to him like the explosive allegations surrounding his alleged mistress, Laura Olson. What started as whispers in Austin political circles turned into a full-blown firestorm when his own staff accused him of abusing his power to help her, while his marriage publicly unraveled.
The story has everything: secret meetings, shady real estate deals, FBI investigations, and a wife who stood by him until she couldn’t anymore. Now, with his divorce making headlines in July 2025, the saga is back in the spotlight, proving that in Texas politics, the drama never really ends, it just takes a coffee break before roaring back to life.
The Affair That Rocked Texas Politics
Ken Paxton, Texas’s embattled attorney general, has been a lightning rod for controversy for years, but nothing has fueled the drama quite like his alleged affair with Laura Olson. The scandal, which first exploded during his 2023 impeachment trial, has now reached a boiling point with his wife, State Sen. Angela Paxton, filing for divorce in July 2025 “on biblical grounds” after what she called “recent discoveries.” The timing couldn’t be worse for Paxton, who’s still battling legal fallout from his whistleblower case and eyeing a U.S. Senate run.
So who is Laura Olson? She’s not a public figure, but she became one the moment Paxton’s staffers accused him of bending state resources to help her. Olson, a four-time divorcee and mother of two, was previously linked to former San Antonio Councilman Clayton Perry before her name got tangled up in Paxton’s mess. The affair allegedly started years ago, but it wasn’t until 2020 that Paxton’s top deputies blew the whistle, claiming he was using his office to benefit Austin real estate mogul Nate Paul, who, conveniently, had given Olson a job. The implication? Paxton was pulling strings for his mistress, and Paul was the middleman.
The details are wilder than a Texas soap opera. Former staffers testified that Paxton held secret meetings with Paul, accepted home renovations (allegedly paid for by Paul), and even tried to block his own employees from talking to the FBI. When his then-chief of staff, Missy Cary, confronted him about the affair, Paxton reportedly got “frantically upset” and admitted he “still loved” Olson. Meanwhile, Angela Paxton was left calling the office, desperately trying to track down her husband while staffers squirmed under her questioning.
Impeachment, Legal Woes, and a Marriage Implosion
The impeachment trial was where things got really ugly. Olson was supposed to testify—imagine the drama of her sitting across from Angela Paxton in the Senate chamber, but at the last minute, she was mysteriously “deemed unavailable.” Rumor has it she might’ve taken the Fifth. Either way, the trial ended with Paxton’s acquittal, but the damage was done. The affair became public, the whistleblower lawsuit dragged on, and now, in 2025, Angela has had enough.
Her divorce filing is dripping with biblical gravity: She says staying married wouldn’t “honor God” after whatever she recently uncovered. Ken’s response? A vague statement about “starting a new chapter” and asking for prayers. Classic Paxton—deflect, deny, and pivot to politics. Meanwhile, he’s still fighting the whistleblower case, where his accusers claim he fired them for exposing his corruption. Just this week, he tried to dodge a deposition by accepting a court judgment instead, a move his opponents called a “pathetic delay tactic.”
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As for Olson? She’s stayed out of the spotlight since the trial, but her name keeps popping up in legal filings. Paxton’s critics insist the affair wasn’t just a personal scandal — it was the key to understanding why he risked his career for Nate Paul. If Paul was bankrolling Olson’s lifestyle (or Paxton’s home upgrades), was that a bribe? A favor among friends? Either way, it stank of corruption.
Now, with Angela’s divorce filing, the saga enters a new phase. Will Ken Paxton’s alleged girlfriend, Laura Olson, resurface? Will Paxton’s Senate dreams survive yet another scandal? And most importantly, will Texans ever get tired of the drama? Probably not. After all, this is Texas, where politics and scandal go together like barbecue and sweat. Buckle up; this story’s far from over.
