At least 19 election deniers are running for key offices in Texas this cycle

They include incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott, U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton and Texas Attorney General candidate Mayes Middleton.

by Sanford Nowlin October 6, 2026October 10, 2026

They include incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott, U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton and Texas Attorney General candidate Mayes Middleton.

Aaron Reitz, nominee to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, speaking at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26, 2025.

Politics & Elections

Aaron Reitz, Paxton’s endorsed successor, vows to ‘destroy the left’ if elected Texas attorney general

Reitz believes the nation is at war with liberals, and the best bulwark against them is a fully empowered Texas attorney general’s office — with him at the helm.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune February 16, 2026February 16, 2026

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Eighteen of Texas’ current congressional candidates are election deniers

Fifteen were among the Texas Republicans who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s legitimate 2020 win.

by Sanford Nowlin October 7, 2024April 1, 2025

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Assclown Alert: Refusing to give up on batshit election claims with Sidney Powell

‘Study finds that Trump almost certainly won in 2020,’ the Dallas attorney and election denier blasted out in her recent newsletter.

by Sanford Nowlin March 6, 2024October 29, 2024

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The fringe ideology of “constitutional sheriffs” is attracting believers within Texas law enforcement

Some 50 Texas sheriffs and numerous elected officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can single-handedly overrule state and federal law. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is now investigating.

by Jessica Pishko January 15, 2023May 20, 2025

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Texas avoided election violence. Advocates say voters still need more protection.

Citing thousands of complaints received throughout the midterm cycle, voter advocacy groups want the Texas Legislature to bolster voter protection and education measures, and revisit recently passed laws that empowered partisan poll watchers.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune November 11, 2022November 2, 2024

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Despite fears for fate of U.S. democracy, early voting numbers down in Bexar County

At least 21 candidates on the midterm ballot in Texas — including Gov. Greg Abbot and Attorney General Ken Paxton — have denied or questioned the results of the 2020 general election.

by Michael Karlis November 7, 2022August 17, 2023

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Two leaders of True the Vote jailed by federal judge for contempt of court

Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips were escorted away by marshals after refusing to disclose the name of a mystery man who supposedly helped them investigate election software company Konnech, which is suing them for defamation.

by Jessica Huseman, Votebeat November 1, 2022July 2, 2025

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In chaotic Texas court hearing, True the Vote leaders found in contempt

The ruling came after the conservative voting organization’s leaders failed to provide specifics about the alleged evidence they’ve used to target election vendor Konnech.

by Jessica Huseman, Votebeat October 30, 2022January 2, 2024

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Texas corporations including AT&T and Valero among biggest donors to election-denying candidates

A new study shows that corporate PACs have funneled $35.6 million since January 2021 to candidates who repeat Trump’s ‘big lie.’

by Sanford Nowlin October 18, 2022July 16, 2024

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Trump allies probe for election system weaknesses in Texas and other key states

Operation Eagles Wings, led by former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, is interviewing local election officials and compiling data that could be used to challenge or disrupt elections.

by Jen Fifield, Votebeat October 3, 2022August 17, 2023

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What brought down one Texas county’s entire elections department? It was something in the water.

Aggrieved anti-fluoride activists, low pay and an understaffed office eventually drove away all of Gillespie County’s election staff.

by Natalia Contreras, VoteBeat and The Texas Tribune August 29, 2022June 18, 2025

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Texas charity that backs Trump’s stolen-election lie has deep ties to Ken Paxton

The Texas attorney general would be the one to hold True the Vote accountable on allegations that it swindled a $2.5 million donor. But the nonprofit’s founder has been a friend and an ally.

by Cassandra Jaramillo, Reveal July 21, 2022January 21, 2025

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Report: 27 Republican primary winners in Texas continue spout Trump’s lies about a stolen election

The analysis cautions that many of the GOP election deniers now running for office are “overt in their intention” to change the outcome of future political contests.

by Sanford Nowlin June 14, 2022April 4, 2025

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Election Deniers

At least 19 election deniers are running for key offices in Texas this cycle

Aaron Reitz, Paxton’s endorsed successor, vows to ‘destroy the left’ if elected Texas attorney general

Eighteen of Texas’ current congressional candidates are election deniers

Assclown Alert: Refusing to give up on batshit election claims with Sidney Powell

The fringe ideology of “constitutional sheriffs” is attracting believers within Texas law enforcement

Texas avoided election violence. Advocates say voters still need more protection.

Despite fears for fate of U.S. democracy, early voting numbers down in Bexar County

Two leaders of True the Vote jailed by federal judge for contempt of court

In chaotic Texas court hearing, True the Vote leaders found in contempt

Texas corporations including AT&T and Valero among biggest donors to election-denying candidates

Trump allies probe for election system weaknesses in Texas and other key states

What brought down one Texas county’s entire elections department? It was something in the water.

Texas charity that backs Trump’s stolen-election lie has deep ties to Ken Paxton

Report: 27 Republican primary winners in Texas continue spout Trump’s lies about a stolen election