Natalia Contreras

The Texas Secretary of State's Office used a controversial federal data tool to flag more than 2,000 potential noncitizens on the state's voter roll last year.

Jane Nelson wrote a letter in April to federal officials to ensure they were using the most accurate data after the SAVE program flagged U.S. citizens as potential noncitizens.

The Texas Secretary of State’s Office used a controversial federal data tool to flag more than 2,000 potential noncitizens on the state’s voter roll last year. But in an April

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Election officials across the state should immediately reinstate some voters who were incorrectly flagged as potential noncitizens through a federal program, the Texas Secretary of State's Office told county officials Wednesday.

The secretary of state told counties to immediately reinstate any Texans who were removed from the voter roll despite showing DPS proof of citizenship.

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Tuesday's chaotic public meeting over the number of voting sites in Tarrant County for the upcoming November election highlighted public distrust

Residents questioned whether officials in the closely watched purple county will make election decisions fairly in a “hyperpartisan environment.”