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Laws and rules
Texas Election Code § 64.012, Illegal voting. (Link Type: Texas Law)
By Texas Legislature
Library Location: LAW-TEX
Texas Penal Code § 37.10, Tampering with governmental record. (Link Type: Texas Law)
By Texas Legislature
Library Location: LAW-TEX
Texas Penal Code §§ 12.31 et seq., Ordinary felony punishments (includes capital felony, first, second, and third degree felonies, and state jail felony). (Link Type: Texas Law)
By Texas Legislature
Publication Date: January 1, 1974
Library Location: LAW-TEX
Legal documents
Official notice from Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Mason, Crystal (COA No. 02-18-00138-CR, granting the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office's request to review the case; illegal voting). (Link Type: Texas Court Case)
By Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Publication Date: August 21, 2024
State of Texas v. Bruce Elfant, et al.; Plaintiff’s original verified petition and application for temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, and permanent injunction (No. D-1-GN-24-005849, asking court to prevent defendants from hiring a third party to identify unregistered voters in their jurisdiction; voter registration). (Link Type: Texas Court Case)
By 200th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas
Publication Date: September 5, 2024
State of Texas v. Crystal Mason; Conviction (No. 1485710D, convicting Mason of illegally voting with a provisional ballot in 2016 while on supervised release for a prior conviction). (Link Type: Texas Court Case)
By 432nd Judicial District Court of Tarrant County, Texas
Publication Date: March 28, 2018
State of Texas v. Jacquelyn Callanen, et al.; Plaintiff's original verified petition and application for temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, and permanent injunction (No. 2024CI19710, challenging Bexar County's alleged unlawful decision to send voter registration applications to potentially ineligible voters). (Link Type: Texas Court Case)
By 73rd Judicial District Court of Bexar County, Texas
Publication Date: September 4, 2024
Andy Brown, et al., v. Ken Paxton and Jane Nelson; Complaint for equitable, declaratory, and injunctive relief (No. 1:24-cv-01095, seeking an order finding that Travis County’s work to identify unregistered voters is lawful and allowing the county to proceed with its voter registration efforts as planned). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division
Publication Date: September 17, 2024