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Paxton Charges Only Ada Otuka in Voting Probe

8/18/2026

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  • Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Senate candidate, charged only Ada Otuka after a review listed 53 voting-probe referrals.
  • Eliseo Morales-Tapia and Samuel Hall, the only other noncitizens prosecuted since 2020, were not on that list.
  • Rochelle Garza, president of the Texas Civil Rights Project, said the rhetoric creates a scapegoat and erodes election confidence.