Ken Paxton s beefed-up 2020 voter fraud unit closed 16 minor cases, all in Harris County
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FILE - In this June 28, 2020 file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton waits on the flight line for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence at Love Field in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)Tony Gutierrez, STF / Associated Press
The Texas attorney general’s office spent nearly twice as much time working on voter fraud cases this year as it did in 2018 logging more than 22,000 staff hours yet resolved just 16 prosecutions, half as many as two years ago, records show.
All 16 cases involved Harris County residents who gave false addresses on their voter registration forms. None received any jail time.