HOUSTON (AP) – Nine people have pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought forth in a rural Texas county by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton as part of a widening elections investigation. Correspondent Bernie Bennett has details. VERBATIM: The probe is being criticized by Latino rights activists as being politically driven. The nine people, who […]
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HOUSTON (AP) – Nine people have pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought forth in a rural Texas county by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton as part of a widening elections investigation.
Correspondent Bernie Bennett has details.
VERBATIM:
The probe is being criticized by Latino rights activists as being politically driven.
The nine people, who were indicted in June, appeared either in person or by Zoom during a court hearing on Wednesday in Pearsall, Texas, before state District Judge Sid Harle.
Those indicted include a former mayor and city council member and the chief of staff to a state representative. The indictments are the latest development in an investigation Paxton started to root out voter fraud, which is rare.
In May, six other people were indicted as part of Paxton’s investigation.
Bernie Bennett reporting.