{"id":2695763,"date":"2026-11-02T14:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T19:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxtons-office-nails-felons-allegedly-voting-in-tx-election-multiple-arrests-numerous-investigations\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T14:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T19:53:37","slug":"paxtons-office-nails-felons-allegedly-voting-in-tx-election-multiple-arrests-numerous-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxtons-office-nails-felons-allegedly-voting-in-tx-election-multiple-arrests-numerous-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"Paxton&#8217;s Office Nails Felons Allegedly Voting in TX Election &#8211; Multiple Arrests, Numerous Investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpaxtons-office-nails-felons-allegedly-voting-in-tx-election-multiple-arrests-numerous-investigations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2695763&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Paxton\u2019s office says it arrested several convicted felons last week after determining they cast ballots while on parole, calling it a clear violation of Texas election law. The cited article, \u201cPaxton&#8217;s Office Nails Felons Allegedly Voting in TX Election &#8211; Multiple Arrests, Numerous Investigations,\u201d highlights multiple arrests and investigations and points to The Western Journal as the source. I can help sort this out. Right now, here\u2019s how to approach verification:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Look for primary sources first:<\/p>\n<p>  &#8211; An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdog-accuses-three-house-democrats-of-ethics-violations\/\" title=\"Watchdog Accuses Three House Democrats of Ethics Violations\">official press release<\/a> or statement from Texas Attorney General (Paxton\u2019s office) about arrests for voting by felons on parole.<\/p>\n<p>  &#8211; Court documents or arrest records confirming charges or convictions in these cases.<\/p>\n<p>  &#8211; Any statement from the Texas Secretary of State or local prosecutors about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-for-special-prosecutor-to-probe-rigged-2020-election\/\" title=\"Trump Calls For Special Prosecutor To Probe Rigged 2020 Election\">election-law violations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Check credible media coverage:<\/p>\n<p>  &#8211; Reputable outlets (AP,Reuters,Dallas Morning News,Houston chronicle,etc.) reporting on the same arrests.<\/p>\n<p>  &#8211; See if they reference official documents or provide follow-up on charges, trials, or outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; About the law:<\/p>\n<p>  &#8211; In Texas, voting rights for felons are governed by the state constitution and election code.Typically, rights are restored after completing the sentence (including terms of probation or parole), and those who are still under supervision are generally not eligible to vote. Exact wording and current rules can change, so citing the official statute or guidance is best.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Source reliability:<\/p>\n<p>  &#8211; The Western Journal is a conservative outlet with a mix of reporting and opinion; it\u2019s not regarded as among the most authoritative sources for legal facts. Claims should be cross-checked against primary sources or more established outlets.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, I can:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; search for official Paxton statements and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a> about these arrests and summarize what\u2019s confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pull the relevant Texas law wording and explain what it means for someone on parole to vote.<\/p>\n<p>would you like me to look up and summarize the latest official and mainstream reporting on this?  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton\u2019s office arrested several convicted felons last week after determining they had cast ballots while still on parole \u2014 a clear violation of state election law. [\u2026]\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/paxtons-office-nails-felons-allegedly-voting-tx-election-multiple-arrests-numerous-investigations\/\">Paxton&#039;s Office Nails Felons Allegedly Voting in TX Election &#8211; Multiple Arrests, Numerous Investigations<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TX AG: felons voted on parole; multiple arrests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4283,87400,8327,38244,44408],"class_list":["post-2695763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arrests","tag-felons-voting","tag-investigations","tag-ken-paxton","tag-texas-elections"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2695763"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2695775,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695763\/revisions\/2695775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2695763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2695763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2695763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}