US EditionFrio County District Clerk delays release of search warrants for suspects charged in voting investigation
- On May 1, 2025, the Texas Attorney General announced the indictment of six individuals from Frio County, including local government representatives and a suspected vote harvester, in connection with an alleged scheme to illegally collect ballots.
- The indictments followed a state-led investigation that began in 2022, initiated after election fraud concerns were referred to the Office of the Attorney General’s Election Integrity Unit by the judicial district’s prosecutor overseeing Frio County.
- Charges include multiple counts of third-degree felonies for vote harvesting and tampering with evidence, with five suspects arrested on May 2 while County Judge Rochelle Camacho will be processed later.
- Attorney General Ken Paxton emphasized that Texans have the right to transparent and trustworthy elections, and he vowed to hold officials accountable for any election fraud, citing charges filed under Texas Senate Bill 1.
- Frio County authorities and the Attorney General continue investigating, while the District Clerk's Office delays releasing search warrants, and legal challenges regarding SB1 remain unresolved.
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The Daily Gazette
6 people are charged in a Texas elections investigation involving 'vote harvesting'
Six people in a rural Texas county have been indicted in a widening elections investigation led by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. The indictments bring felony charges to a case that Latino rights activists have criticized as politically driven. Paxton…
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The Gilmer MirrorFrio County public officials among six indicted after elections investigation, Paxton says
(Texas Tribune) -- Attorney General Ken Paxton indicted and arrested six people – including five public officials – for what his office described as a “vote harvesting scheme” in Frio County, a part of his yearslong election integrity investigation, his office announced Wednesday. The Frio County judge and former county elections administrator, two Persall city council members and one school board member, and one other person were each charged. …
Texas AG Ken Paxton Announces Six Arrests in Frio County for Illegal Vote Harvesting Scheme Including County Judge Rochelle Camacho
On Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of six individuals, including public officials in Frio County, for participating in an illegal vote harvesting scheme. The individuals were arrested on Friday included the Frio County Judge Rochelle Lozano Camacho.
Texas Attorney General Announces Vote Fraud and ‘Harvesting’ Charges
A half-dozen people, including a county judge, two City Council members and a former county election administrator, were indicted in Texas on Wednesday for “vote harvesting” and tampering with evidence, elevating Attorney General Ken Paxton’s charges of voter fraud by mostly Latino Democrats to a criminal level. The charges surprised Latino voting rights activists, who had insisted that a series of law enforcement raids on political operatives a…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Voting Fraud Charges - Overpasses For America
A half-dozen people, including a county judge, two City Council members and a former county election administrator, were indicted in Texas on Wednesday for “vote harvesting” and tampering with evidence, elevating Attorney General Ken Paxton’s charges of voter fraud by mostly Latino Democrats to a criminal level. The charges surprised Latino voting rights activists, who had insisted that a series of law enforcement raids on political operatives a…
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