On Monday night, Paxton Processing server claims, writing on twitter Earlier in the day, he had been avoiding “strangers lingering outside my house” and feared for his and his family’s safety.
“This is an absurd waste of time and the media should be ashamed of themselves,” Paxton wrote in response to the Texas Tribune, which reported the story earlier. “Across the country, conservatives face threats to their security – many with little coverage or condemnation in the mainstream media.”
Paxton’s office did not immediately respond to The Washington Post’s request for comment late Monday. Representatives for Paxton’s wife said the senator. Angela Paxton, right, also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This is a ridiculous waste of time and the media should be ashamed of themselves. Across the country, conservatives face threats to their security—many threats that receive little mainstream media coverage or condemnation.
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) September 27, 2022
In an affidavit signed and filed on Monday, processing server Ernesto Martin Herrera said he arrived at Paxton’s McKinney residence around 8.30am and parked on the street in front of the house. According to the affidavit, Herrera saw the silhouette of a man in the living room and knocked on the front door.
Herrera said the question was answered by a woman who explained that he needed to provide Paxton with legal documents. The woman, who eventually called herself “Angela,” said Paxton was on the phone and was “in a hurry to leave,” the affidavit said. Herrera added that he saw a black Chevy truck parked in the driveway. He could not be immediately reached for comment Tuesday morning.
According to the affidavit, Herrera said he “followed my client’s instructions” to get back to his car and wait. At around 9:20 a.m., he saw another vehicle – a black Chevrolet Tahoe – pull up to the home and back into the driveway. About 20 minutes later, Herrera said he saw Paxton coming out of the garage, so he approached Paxton and called his name.
“As soon as he saw me and heard me calling his name, he turned around, run Came back into the house from the same door in the garage,” Herrera said in the affidavit, bolding and underlining the word “run.”
Herrera said in the affidavit that less than 10 minutes later, “Angela” came out of the house, opened one of the truck’s back doors, and got into the driver’s seat to start the vehicle. Paxton then ran from his home to the truck, where Herrera called his name and said he had court papers for him, Herrera claimed.
“Mr. Paxton ignored me and continued walking towards the truck,” Herrera said.
Herrera said he told Paxton that he was going to put the documents on the ground and put them next to the truck.
Paxton “got into the truck, left the papers on the ground, and both vehicles left,” Herrera wrote.
The subpoena is seeking Paxton’s appearance and testimony at a court hearing scheduled for Tuesday morning. The hearing was still on the court’s schedule as of early Tuesday.