As you now know, our Attorney General was photographed and booked without the requisite towel-about-the-neck-that you or I would get if we were arrested in Collin County. That was because 396th District Court Judge George Gallagher of Tarrant County, said he didn’t have to. Judge Gallagher is presiding over the case:
But unlike everyone else who gets booked in the Collin County jail, Paxton didn’t have a towel draped around his neck. He appears in suit and tie, giving the camera a half-smile.
For more than a decade, Collin County jailers have draped a neutral-colored towel around the chest and shoulders of arrestees. The practice arose after defense attorneys complained that wrongful identifications could arise when witnesses picked clients out of photo lineups based on clothing, not facial features.
I was curious, as I always am, about where Attorney General Paxton lives in McKinney. Turns out he and his wife, Angela, live in Stonebridge Estates 2 in a 4117 square foot home with a pool that was built in 2001. The 2015 tax value is at $616,000. A nice house for sure, but nothing that screams over-the-top.
photos by Ann Hiner Photography
BUT! You can be his neighbor in the same subdivision and get this knocked out, tricked out, super insulated 4700 square foot with six bedrooms, five full and one half bath, three stories, four living areas, a three-car garage, media room, game room, wood-paneled study, exercise room, terrace, outdoor fireplace, wine cellar and a full walk-out basement! There is even a hidden door that leads to a secret passageway. And yes, that is a dumbwaiter in the kitchen to send goodies upstairs! For all of this, plus a nicely treed .78 acre lot with some topography, you pay $815,000. That’s what listing agent Clennie Hawthorne has it listed for, Keller Williams McKinney.
