During a Tuesday press conference, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton refused to answer reporters' questions about new media reports detailing his extensive real-estate holdings and concerns that he may have committed voter fraud.

Indeed, a press liaison for Paxton, who's running as a Republican for Texas' open U.S. Senate seat, shut down the gathering in Fort Worth early after members of the media brought up the questions.

Sign up Viral footage of Paxton refusing to answer questions at the Fort Worth press gathering has become the latest PR blunder for the campaign, which now finds itself in a statistical dead heat with Democratic rival Texas Rep. James Talarico.