Overview

• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced criminal charges against six individuals, including five current or former Frio County officials, for alleged vote harvesting violations.
• The indictments, issued on May 7, 2025, follow search warrants executed in August 2024 as part of a broader election integrity investigation spanning multiple counties.
• Those charged include Frio County Judge Rochelle Camacho, two Pearsall City Council members, a former elections administrator, a school board trustee, and one additional individual.
• Vote harvesting, a third-degree felony under Texas law, involves compensated delivery of absentee ballots and carries penalties of two to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.
• Latino advocacy groups have criticized the investigation, alleging it targets minority voters, while Paxton’s office has not ruled out additional charges as the probe continues.