Overview
- The Secretary of State compared roughly 18 million registrations with the federal SAVE database and identified 2,724 potential noncitizen records across all 254 counties.
- Harris County recorded 362 flagged registrations, followed by Dallas with 277, Bexar with 201, and El Paso with 165, according to the county-level breakdown.
- Flagged individuals are receiving notices giving 30 days to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, with nonresponses triggering cancellation that can be reversed upon proof.
- Confirmed noncitizens who voted in past elections will be referred to the Texas Attorney General for further review and possible prosecution.
- State officials cite new free, direct SAVE access under the Trump administration and an early pilot with DHS, USCIS, and DOJ, while reporting notes SAVE may lag naturalization updates and raise privacy concerns.