Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken roughly 350 out-of-state trips since taking office, according to a New York Times review of travel records.
The Republican Senate candidate’s travel has drawn scrutiny from campaign opponents questioning the use of state resources.
Records show many of the trips were funded by taxpayers through the attorney general’s office budget.
Paxton’s campaign defends the travel as necessary for official business and legal proceedings involving the state.
Critics argue the volume of trips raises questions about whether the travel served public purposes or political ones.
The scrutiny comes as Paxton competes in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races.
Travel records indicate the trips spanned destinations across the country over multiple years in office.
Campaign finance watchdogs say such spending patterns warrant closer examination given the stakes of the race.
