HOUSTON – Attorney General Ken Paxton has released information on the indictments and arrests of nine people, including several public officials, for election crimes related to an ongoing vote harvesting scheme in Frio County.
“Let me be crystal clear: the integrity of our elections is the bedrock of our democratic process, and any elected official trying to cheat the system will have to answer for it,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Under my watch, attempts to rig elections and silence the will of the voters will be met with the full force of the law. I will continue to fight to ensure Texas has free and fair elections and work with Frio County District Attorney Audrey Louis to ensure justice is served in this case.”
In August 2024, Attorney General Paxton’s Criminal Investigation Division executed multiple search warrants in Frio, Atascosa, and Bexar Counties as part of a multi-year election integrity investigation into credible allegations of vote harvesting. On May 1, 2025, Frio Grand Jury indicted six individuals including public officials for multiple counts of Vote Harvesting.
On June 30, 2025, Frio County District Attorney Audrey Louis and the Election Integrity Unit of the Office of the Attorney General presented additional subjects of the criminal vote harvesting conspiracy to a grand jury in Frio County. The grand jury returned true bills for the following indictments:
Multiple suspects have self-surrendered and been processed. Attorney General Paxton’s Election Integrity Unit continues to investigate the case along with the Frio County DA.