Texas AG Ken Paxton, Wife Targeted in ‘Swatting’ Attempt on New Year’s Day

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, were the victims of a “swatting” incident on New Year’s Day, the couple claims. Mr. Paxton and his wife told Fox News Digital on Jan. 2 that their home in McKinney, Texas, was targeted as part of the attack, leading to law enforcement officials descending on the property in response to what they believed to be a “life-threatening” situation. The couple were not at home at the time authorities arrived, they said. The Texas attorney general’s claims come amid a rise in swatting attacks across the United States in which individuals or groups make hoax calls to police, prompting authorities to dispatch a large number of armed police officers, typically tactical units, to a particular address....