stock here: I wonder if Dereliction of Duty is a real crime in Texas?
Authorities have just announced that fifteen Democrats have been arrested on election fraud charges in Texas.
In one of the most significant election fraud prosecutions in recent Texas history, a Frio County grand jury has just indicted another six individuals, including sitting public officials.
Prosecutors allege the case is a coordinated Democrat ballot-harvesting scheme targeting vulnerable voters in rural South Texas.
The arrests were announced by Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The indictments were announced this week after being handed down on May 1, 2025.
The charges follow a two-year investigation led by AG Paxton’s office and shine a spotlight on a heavily Democrat stronghold where election integrity safeguards were allegedly ignored and, in some cases, actively undermined.
Those charged include Frio County Judge Rochelle Camacho, who faces three counts of vote harvesting; her sister, Pearsall ISD Trustee Adriann Ramirez; former Frio County Elections Administrator Carlos Segura, accused of tampering with physical evidence; Pearsall City Council members Ramiro Trevino and Racheal Garza; and Rosa Rodriguez, identified as a ballot harvester.
State investigators say the group targeted elderly and absentee voters, illegally collecting and handling ballots in violation of Texas election law.
Under the state’s 2021 election integrity reforms, compensated ballot collection can carry a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
This latest round of indictments builds on a sweeping law enforcement action from August 2024, when Paxton’s Criminal Investigations Division executed search warrants in Frio, Bexar, and Atascosa counties.
Officials seized evidence they say connected an “illegal ballot-harvesting ring” to a political network benefiting multiple Democrat candidates in local races.
The probe widened in June 2025, when a second grand jury returned indictments against nine more individuals, bringing the total number of defendants to fifteen.
Those nine individuals included former Texas House Democrat candidate Cecilia Castellano and ex–Bexar County Democratic Party Chair Juan Manuel Medina.
According to court filings, vote harvesters allegedly approached voters under the guise of “helping” them, took possession of ballots before they could be mailed, and in some cases exchanged cash or digital payments via Cash App for ballots or voter information — a direct felony violation under Texas law.
The scandal has drawn sharp criticism, not only for the breadth of the alleged criminal activity, but for the near-total silence from both national Democrats and state party leaders.