Angela Paxton's announcement on X that she filed for divorce from her husband, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, on biblical grounds spread quickly through social media and political circles. It comes after 38 years of marriage and may impact the attorney general's primary challenge against four-term incumbent Sen.

State Sen. Angela Paxton said she moved to end her marriage of 38 years to the U.S. Senate candidate “on biblical grounds,” a euphemism for adultery.