Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into 33 potential noncitizens who allegedly voted in the November 2024 general election, his office announced Tuesday.
The investigation follows an executive order from President Trump directing the Department of Homeland Security to offer states free access to a database that verifies a person’s immigration status.
On June 5, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson after reviewing information from the database asked Paxton to investigate the names of the 33 potential noncitizen voters.
“Noncitizens must not be allowed to influence American elections, and I will use the full weight of my office to investigate all voter fraud,” Paxton said in a statement.
Paxton’s announcement didn’t say why he believes the alleged voters are potential noncitizens.
The investigation comes more than a month after Paxton announced six indictments in a scheme to collect and submit absentee or mail-in voter ballots in Frio County, Texas. Five of the people charged are current or former public officials.
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