More than a dozen men and women who were charged in connection with a vote-harvesting scandal appeared in court on Wednesday morning.
Two Pearsall city council members facing felony charges were sworn in to serve another term on Tuesday night, nearly two weeks after a grand jury indicted them in an election investigation.
One week after she was indicted in connection with an alleged vote harvesting scheme, KSAT Investigates has learned the Frio County Judge has been arrested for her role in the case.
Several Frio County elected officials are accused of targeting elderly voters at a Pearsall nursing home, according to search warrants obtained Wednesday afternoon by KSAT Investigates.
Several suspects, including the Frio County judge and two Pearsall City Council members, are accused of paying for vote-harvesting services, according to indictment records obtained by KSAT Investigates.
The Frio County District Clerk’s office is delaying the release of search warrants, a public record, for several elected officials charged in connection to a voting investigation.
Six suspects, including a Frio County judge and two Pearsall City Council members, are facing charges of vote harvesting and tampering with evidence, according to the Frio County Sheriff’s Office.