(from the June 5, 2025 Texas Tribute article “Texas secretary of state refers 33 potential noncitizen voters for criminal investigation”)

Texas officials used newly obtained access to a federal database, managed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, to check the citizenship status of people on the state’s voter rolls, Nelson said, adding that the data also helped Texas officials “confirm naturalization of dozens more.”

The announcement came after a Republican-led push in Texas and across the country to require proof of citizenship to register to vote, although documented cases of noncitizen voting are rare. A bill to require proof of citizenship from Texas voters failed to pass during the legislative session that ended this week.

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