…this time due to the Chinese coronavirus. Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina was scheduled to go on trial June 1 on multiple counts of felony voter fraud. His trial, previously set…
By Erin Anderson|May 15, 2020|Local, Quick Takes, Rio Grande ValleySearch results for: "voter fraud rgv"
…issues. He said the “mail-in mafia”—people profiting from organized mail-ballot fraud—isn’t the only source of election corruption in the RGV. Illegal voter assistance and intimidation are happening at the polls…
By Erin Anderson|March 6, 2020|State…last week that Starr County’s Special Crimes Unit is reviewing several suspected voter fraud cases involving suspicious mail ballot applications. Similar investigations in 2018 led to multiple arrests. “People [need]…
By Erin Anderson|February 12, 2020|Local, Rio Grande Valley…voter fraud that Texas does.” The bad news: in places like Harris County, officials aren’t interested in improving election integrity. His firm is suing the county’s Democrat voter registrar to…
By Erin Anderson|January 27, 2020|State…complex he owns—while acting as a deputy voter registrar for Hidalgo County. The couple was charged in June with felony voter fraud. Molina was indicted on one count of engaging…
By Erin Anderson|September 11, 2019|Local, Rio Grande Valley…to cast fraudulent ballots for him. Molina and his wife were arrested in April and charged with felony voter fraud for enticing people who live outside the City of Edinburg…
By Erin Anderson|June 13, 2019|Local, Rio Grande ValleyA South Texas mayor charged with running a voter fraud scheme to win his election will have to resign or face voters again in a recall election if enough city…
By Erin Anderson|May 22, 2019|Local, Rio Grande Valley…District Attorney’s Office has cooperated and assisted the Election Fraud Unit in those investigations. “Voter fraud is an affront to democracy and places the decision-making authority of the Texas electorate…
By Cary Cheshire|April 25, 2019|State…this year by the Texas Rangers, who are working with Hidalgo County District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez and the AG’s Election Fraud Unit to investigate the voter fraud allegations. Crystal Lee…
By Erin Anderson|November 9, 2018|Featured Articles, Local, Rio Grande Valley…in the ongoing investigation of voter fraud in the city of Edinburg’s November 2017 municipal election. Texas Scorecard has been covering the investigation since complaints of suspected illegal voting became…
By Erin Anderson|November 8, 2018|Local, Quick Takes, Rio Grande Valley…on four voter fraud charges relating to mail-in ballots. Vela is accused of approaching an elderly voter, taking the voter’s mail-in ballot for the November 2018 election, then filling it…
By Erin Anderson|October 22, 2018|Local, Rio Grande Valley…non-citizens in Texas are registered to vote, with another four million registered voters in question. Direct Action Texas (DAT), a watchdog organization known for exposing mail ballot fraud in numerous…
By Ross Kecseg|August 16, 2018|StateFormer Mission Mayor Norberto “Beto” Salinas is challenging the outcome of the city’s June 9 mayoral runoff election, alleging voter fraud is responsible for his loss to Armando “Doc” O’Caña….
By Erin Anderson|July 24, 2018|Local, Rio Grande Valley…Texas’ border. Cary Cheshire has this week’s commentary. Dems like Abbott’s gun plan? But… voter fraud isn’t real, right? What is the true cost of corporate welfare? What is…
By 1836 Studios|June 7, 2018|Remove Take Action Widget, Texas Scorecard PodcastsState authorities have arrested a fifth Hidalgo County voter in connection with an ongoing voter fraud investigation in the Rio Grande Valley. Texas Rangers arrested Francisco Tamez, Jr. on Friday,…
By Erin Anderson|June 4, 2018|Featured Articles, Local, Rio Grande Valley…Texas Attorney General’s office and the Hidalgo County District Attorney’s office to investigate the voter fraud allegations. “Voter fraud is not acceptable in our elections,” District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez, Jr….
By Erin Anderson|May 25, 2018|Local, Rio Grande ValleyThree Hidalgo County voters are the latest Rio Grande Valley residents to be arrested in connection with ongoing voter fraud investigations in South Texas. Texas Rangers arrested Veronica Vela Saenz,…
By Erin Anderson|May 23, 2018|Local, Quick Takes, Rio Grande Valley…contested March 6 Democrat primary elections in Starr County, contestants argued voter fraud was evident during the primaries. Witnesses testified their voting machines would jam and be forced open with…
By Miriam Cepeda|May 23, 2018|Local, Rio Grande ValleyAnother probe of voter fraud in the Rio Grande Valley is underway, this time in Hidalgo County. Texas Rangers are investigating allegations of illegal voting in the city of Edinburg…
By Erin Anderson|April 30, 2018|Local, Rio Grande Valley…Anderson has some info on voter fraud in the RGV. Data guru Derek Ryan drops in the discuss what the numbers may tell us about voter turnout this year. Cary…
By 1836 Studios|March 1, 2018|Remove Take Action Widget, Texas Scorecard Podcasts