Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, greets former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Robstown, Texas, on Oct. 22, 2022. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images/TNS)

Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, and his defense attorney Tony Buzbee at his impeachment trial at the Capitol on Tuesday September 5, 2023.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was seen giving remarks to republican delegates from Texas on the first day of the Texas GOP Convention on May 23, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (Ashley Landis/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, right, gives a thumbs-up after former President Donald Trump mentions him beside State Sen. Brandon Creighton and Attorney Gen. Ken Paxton at a Save America Rally, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Conroe.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has owned a lot of houses over the years, but for most of his married life, he’s made his homestead in McKinney, a Dallas suburb.

Paxton’s mortgage applications, though, tell another story.

He told separate lenders that three of his houses were simultaneously his permanent residence, publicly available mortgage documents show, which provides more favorable mortgage rates. He may also be renting their fourth and fifth homes in violation of the mortgage agreements, rental websites show.

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Poor Paxton. Loan violations used to be a quiet matter between a borrower and a bank. No longer. Under President Donald Trump, mortgage fraud has been elevated into a “high crime” for public officials — and now the credibility of his revenge crusade depends on whether the Justice Department will pursue Texas’ top lawman.

Paxton’s staff did not respond to a request for an interview. He slammed reporting by the Associated........

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