US Edition15 suspects, including former Texas House candidate, charged in state-led vote harvesting investigation, deputies say
TEXAS, JUL 2 – Fifteen suspects, including former mayors and party officials, face felony charges for allegedly receiving compensation to collect ballots, violating a 2021 Texas law, officials said.
- Fifteen people, including former Texas House candidate Cecilia Castellano, were indicted in a state-led vote harvesting investigation in Frio County in 2025.
- The investigation follows a 2021 Texas law criminalizing compensated vote harvesting, while opponents argue the law is vague and restricts free speech.
- Authorities executed search warrants last year, raided homes, and charged local officials such as former mayors and council members for illegal ballot collection.
- Attorney General Paxton stated in May that Texans deserve fair elections and that officials who cheat will be held accountable, while critics call the prosecutions politically motivated.
- The case, presided over by Judge Bill Sowder after Judge Dee Johnson recused, has unsettled legality with some suspects entering not guilty pleas and others planning to surrender.
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NEW: Ex-Texas Democratic Party Chair Among 9 Indicted For Alleged Voter Fraud
A grand jury in South Texas has indicted nine individuals, including a number of prominent Democrats, for alleged ballot harvesting as part of a sprawling voter fraud investigation by Attorney General Ken Paxton. Among the indicted were Manuel Medina, who once chaired the Bexar County Democratic Party, which encompasses San Antonio, and served as a legislative aide. Cecilia Castellano, who lost a bid last year to represent a district that includ…
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