Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced the arrests of multiple convicted felons accused of illegally casting ballots in the 2026 election.
According to an official press release issued Saturday, October 31, Paxton’s Election Integrity Unit launched an investigation after receiving a citizen complaint alleging that convicted felons who were incarcerated, on parole, or on probation had cast ballots in Harris County, Texas.
What investigators reportedly uncovered was serious enough to trigger arrest warrants.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed that multiple individuals were still on parole when they voted, making them ineligible under Texas election law.
And now, Paxton’s office says the investigation is far from over.
The investigation began October 27 after a concerned citizen submitted information suggesting that individuals legally prohibited from voting had participated in the 2026 election.
According to the attorney general’s office, investigators immediately began examining the allegations.
Analysts with the Election Integrity Unit reviewed voter registration records, verified the identities of the individuals involved, and determined whether ballots had been cast.
The findings were subsequently forwarded to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to determine whether the individuals were legally eligible to vote.
State corrections officials confirmed that multiple individuals remained under parole supervision when their ballots were cast.
Under Texas law, individuals convicted of felonies generally cannot vote until they have completed their sentences, including applicable parole or probation, unless their voting rights have otherwise been restored.
On October 30, authorities obtained arrest warrants in Montgomery County. Officers from the Texas attorney general’s office subsequently took the identified suspects into custody.
The attorney general’s announcement did not disclose the precise number of arrests, the defendants’ identities, or the criminal charges filed against each individual.
Paxton made clear that the arrests were only the latest development in his office’s ongoing crackdown on alleged election crimes.
In his October 31 statement, Paxton announced that his office had arrested convicted felons accused of unlawfully voting and confirmed that additional allegations remained under investigation.
He pledged to continue protecting the lawful votes of Texans.
The announcement comes at a particularly sensitive moment, with the November 3 midterm elections just days away.
This is hardly the first time Paxton’s office has pursued allegations of illegal voting.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, in September 2026, Paxton announced the arrests of seven foreign nationals accused of election-related offenses connected to the 2024 presidential election.
Those federal cases involved allegations of illegal voting, false citizenship claims, and other election-related violations.
In another major development, The Gateway Pundit reported on October 27 that President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice had announced charges against 48 foreign nationals across five states for alleged election-related offenses.
The defendants faced allegations involving illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and false citizenship claims.
The Gateway Pundit also reported in May 2025 that Paxton’s office announced indictments and arrests connected to an alleged illegal vote-harvesting scheme in Frio County, Texas.
That investigation involved several public officials and accusations of organized election misconduct.
And in August 2024, The Gateway Pundit covered Paxton’s investigation into allegations that nonprofit organizations were unlawfully registering noncitizens to vote.
The latest arrests also come amid a separate election-related legal dispute involving Harris County.
On October 29, Paxton’s office announced a lawsuit against the Harris County Clerk’s Office over allegations that taxpayer-funded voter outreach advertisements on Facebook and Instagram improperly targeted audiences based on race and ethnicity.
The following day, the attorney general’s office announced a settlement requiring the removal of the disputed advertisements and prohibiting the reactivation of the challenged targeting settings during the applicable election period.
Paxton recused himself from that separate lawsuit because he is a candidate in the November election.
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