Paxton voted six times using a Collin County address where a court filing says he no longer lived

What happened

Records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune show Paxton voted in six elections over two years using a Collin County address, including the March 2026 primary and the May 2026 runoff. ⁰¹

A 2025 court filing said he had moved out of that home in June 2024. Since early 2026, reporting has linked him to a home in neighboring Denton County, where he is not registered to vote. ^{01 03}

In February 2026, Paxton’s office launched a voter-fraud tip line. The guidance it linked to warned that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records” and that voters “must register to vote using the address where you reside.” ⁰¹

Three election lawyers told the newsrooms Paxton may have violated state law. Voting when ineligible is a second-degree felony. ⁰¹

On July 14, 2026, the Collin County Democratic Party asked the Texas secretary of state to investigate. The secretary of state’s office said it reviews such complaints and, where appropriate, refers them to the attorney general’s office, which Paxton runs. ⁰³

At a July 21 press conference, Paxton refused to answer a question about his registration. ⁰⁴

Why it matters

Paxton has made voter fraud a signature issue and his office prosecutes Texans over false residence claims, including a 2018 Edinburg case in which the charges were later dismissed. ⁰¹

Any referral would go to Paxton’s own office. An election lawyer quoted by the Tribune said the office should hire an independent investigator because of the conflict of interest. ⁰³

What the sources show

The voting history comes from public records obtained by the newsrooms; the June 2024 move-out date comes from a court filing. ⁰¹ Whether he broke the law has not been decided by any court or prosecutor. No public outcome of the complaint has been reported. ⁰³