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Paxton's cell tower income at hospital where he served as board member

Texas AG Ken Paxton earned six figures from a cell tower company with a tower on hospital grounds where he was a board member.

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Summary, timeline and people extracted by Claude from 5 items across 5 sources · 7h ago. Quotes are verbatim.

The New York Times obtained federal disclosure forms showing Ken Paxton, Texas's attorney general, received between $100,000 and $1 million approximately every 18 months from a cell tower company. At least one tower controlled by the company was erected on property of a hospital where Paxton served as a board member, raising potential conflicts of interest questions.

  • Ken Paxton earned $100K–$1M approximately every 18 months from a cell tower company per federal disclosure forms.
  • A tower controlled by the company was located on property of a hospital where Paxton served as a board member.
  • The arrangement raises potential conflict-of-interest questions about Paxton's dual roles as board member and income beneficiary.

How it unfolded

  1. Report NYT publishes story on hospital tower connection

    The Times published findings that Paxton earned six-figure income from a cellphone tower located on grounds of a hospital where he served as a board member.

    “Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, makes six-figure income from a cellphone tower on the grounds of a hospital where he was a board member.”

    The New York Times · Press ↗
  2. Reaction Story circulates on social media

    The NYT article was shared on Bluesky, garnering engagement as details about the potential conflict of interest spread across social platforms.

    “Federal disclosure forms and other records obtained by @nytimes.com shed light on one source of income: a cell tower co. from which Paxton made between $100K and $1M about every 18 months.”

    jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
  3. Report NYT obtains disclosure records on Paxton's cell tower income

    The New York Times obtained federal disclosure forms and other records revealing Ken Paxton's income from a cell tower company, earning between $100K and $1M approximately every 18 months.

What people are saying verbatim

“Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, makes six-figure income from a cellphone tower on the grounds of a hospital where he was a board member.”

The New York Times, News organization · New York Times ↗ · Aug 9

“Federal disclosure forms and other records obtained by @nytimes.com shed light on one source of income: a cell tower co. from which Paxton made between $100K and $1M about every 18 months.”

jenniecoughlin.bsky.social, Social media user sharing NYT story · Bluesky ↗ · Aug 9