Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing questions about his past involvement as attorney ad litem for the daughters of Tanner Hunt after Mr. Hunt committed suicide. Tanner Hunt was the son of late Billionaire Ray Hunt. This article goes into detail discussing some of the circumstances surrounding Ken Paxton’s role as attorney ad litem. One big matter of controversy is what some view as a very low settlement offer of $750,000 that Paxton put forward with the estate. Hunt’s daughters could have potentially had inheritance claims of $2 million yet he settled for what could be considered a small amount. There are concerns described in this article that Paxton may have had a conflict of interest. Ken Paxton has since defended his work on the inheritance case.
See Lise Olson and Lauren McGaughy, Questions raised on deal for heirs; Paxton defends work, The Washington Times, September 6, 2015.
