Texas AG conducts voter fraud raids, Latino group calls it voter intimidation

Aug 27

Karah Rucker Anchor/Reporter

By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)

A prominent Latino advocacy group is calling for a federal investigation into Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton following a series of raids his office conducted during the week of Aug. 18. The group described the effort as a voter fraud crackdown.

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While Paxton has defended the raids, asserting that there was sufficient evidence to legally obtain the search warrants, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is urging the Department of Justice to intervene. LULAC argues that the raids are politically motivated and intended to intimidate voters.

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Last week, Paxton’s office launched undercover operations to investigate claims that some organizations in Texas were unlawfully registering noncitizens to vote. According to a press release, the Election Integrity Unit is conducting these operations with a focus on allegations of election fraud and ballot harvesting dating back to the 2022 elections.

Paxton’s office reported that the two-year investigation provided enough evidence to secure the search warrants. However, no charges have been filed in connection with the raids so far.

At a news conference outside Paxton’s office in San Antonio, LULAC members and Democratic activists condemned the attorney general, accusing him of orchestrating a campaign of intimidation against Latino voters.

“Attorney General Paxton is working to suppress the Latino vote by using a call for election integrity as a pretext for voter intimidation,” LULAC representative said. “Paxton’s tactics will create a chilling effect that will stifle the Latino vote this election cycle.”

LULAC reported that at least six of its members had their homes searched, including an 87-year-old woman from San Antonio whose phone, computer, personal calendar, and blank registration forms were confiscated by law enforcement.

The DOJ has not commented on LULAC’s request for a federal investigation into the raids.

Tags: Election, Election security, Immigration, Ken Paxton, Texas, Voter fraud, Voter registration

Karah Rucker

A PROMINENT LATINO ADVOCACY GROUP IS CALLING FOR A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO TEXAS STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON FOLLOWING A SERIES OF RAIDS HIS OFFICE CONDUCTED LAST WEEK AS PART OF WHAT IT CALLED A VOTER FRAUD CRACKDOWN.

WHILE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS DEFENDED THE RAIDS – SAYING THERE WAS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO LEGALLY OBTAIN THE SEARCH WARRANTS –

THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, OR LULAC – WANTS THE DOJ TO INTERVENE AND STOP THE STATE’S RAIDS WHICH THEY SAY ARE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED AND A WAY TO INTIMIDATE VOTERS.

LAST WEEK, PAXTON’S OFFICE LAUNCHED UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS INVESTIGATING CLAIMS THAT CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS IN TEXAS WERE UNLAWFULLY REGISTERING NONCITIZENS TO VOTE.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE “ELECTION INTEGRITY UNIT” IS CONDUCTING THESE OPERATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON ALLEGATIONS OF ELECTION FRAUD AND BALLOT HARVESTING DATING BACK TO THE 2022 ELECTIONS.

PAXTON’S OFFICE REPORTED THAT THE INVESTIGATION, WHICH HAS SPANNED TWO YEARS, PROVIDED ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SECURE THE SEARCH WARRANTS.

SO FAR NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED IN CONNECTION WITH THE RAIDS.

AT A NEWS CONFERENCE HELD OUTSIDE PAXTON’S OFFICE IN SAN ANTONIO, LULAC MEMBERS AND DEMOCRATIC ACTIVISTS CONDEMNED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ACCUSING PAXTON OF ORCHESTRATING A CAMPAIGN OF INTIMIDATION – SPECIFICALLY AGAINST LATINO VOTERS.

“Attorney general paxton is working to suppress the latino vote using a call for election integrity as a veil for voter information intimidation. Attorney general ken paxton’s tactics will create a chilling effect that will stifle the latino vote this election cycle.”

LULAC SAYS AT LEAST SIX OF THEIR MEMBERS HAD THEIR HOMES SEARCHED.

AMONG THE HOUSES THAT WERE RAIDED –

THERE WAS AN 87 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM SAN ANTONIO WHO HAD HER PHONE, COMPUTER, PERSONAL CALENDAR, AND BLANK REGISTRATION FORMS CONFISCATED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THE DOJ HAS NOT COMMENTED ON LULAC’S REQUEST FOR A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE RAIDS.

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