Texas AG was in Utah after historic freeze back home

FILE - Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton waits on the flight line for Vice President Mike... — FILE - Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton waits on the flight line for Vice President Mike Pence to arrive at Love Field in Dallas, Sunday, June 28, 2020. A wealthy donor whose relationship with Ken Paxton is the subject of an FBI investigation played a role in the renovation of Paxton's million-dollar home, according to court documents filed Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)(Tony Gutierrez | AP)

By Associated Press

Published: Feb. 22, 2021 at 3:56 PM CST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A spokesman for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the Republican took a previously scheduled trip to Utah during a historic winter freeze back home.

The trip to meet with Utah’s attorney general wasn’t previously known publicly.

A spokesman says Paxton didn’t leave Texas until power had been restored to most of the state. But the office of Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes says the two men met Wednesday, when millions were still without power in Texas.

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