Paxton's estranged wife breaks silence on Texas Senate race after 'biblical grounds' divorce

"We have more control over that seat and the future when we control the seat, when it's still in the family, even if we're mad at them," she said as the audience chuckled.

The state senator filed for divorce from Paxton in July 2025. In her filing, Paxton said that her husband had "committed adultery" and that their marriage had "become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities."

In a social media post, she wrote that "after 38 years of marriage, I filed for divorce on biblical grounds."

"I believe marriage is a sacred covenant and I have earnestly pursued reconciliation," she added. "But in light of recent discoveries, I do not believe that it honors God or is loving to myself, my children, or Ken to remain in the marriage."

"If we lose it to the other team, the nuances that we want to fix with maybe a certain candidate are nothing compared to what it's going to take to get it back," she said.

She acknowledged that personal frustrations with a candidate may influence some voters but emphasized that "when you vote for the person, the party comes along with them."

"The party comes with the person," she continued. "So, when you vote for that person because you like this one better or whatever, you just need to understand, they are not alone, like a standalone thing, like a menu item, you get the whole thing, and we have more control when it's our party. We have more ability to influence when that person is attached to our party."

Fox News Digital reached out to the state senator, Paxton and Talarico for comment.

In an interview with Fox News earlier this month, Talarico walked back his comments about God being nonbinary and there being six sexes, saying his statements "missed the mark."

In the same interview, however, Talarico said, "I am proud of my legislative track record delivering for Texans."

"I brought Democrats and Republicans together to pass 60 bipartisan bills that lower people's costs and get the economy back on track," he said, adding, "I'll put my record up against Ken Paxton's every day of the week and twice on Sunday."