In early May 2025, Frio County, Texas, became central to the national election integrity debate following felony indictments against six individuals, including the county judge, city council members, a school trustee, and the former elections administrator. Brought by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office after a multi-year investigation, the charges primarily allege illegal “vote harvesting,” a third-degree felony under Texas law. Those indicted include Frio County Judge Rochelle Lozano Camacho, Pearsall City Council members Ramiro Trevino and Racheal Garza, Pearsall ISD Trustee Adriann Ramirez, former Elections Administrator Carlos Segura (also charged with tampering with evidence), and campaign worker Rosa Rodriguez.  

This case unfolds within a polarized national climate where voter fraud concerns clash with voter suppression fears, particularly under Texas’s controversial 2021 election law, Senate Bill 1. Latino civil rights groups have criticized the investigation as politically motivated voter suppression. The involvement of a Republican Attorney General pursuing charges against primarily Democratic or nonpartisan officials in a predominantly Hispanic county with recent Republican gains highlights the significant political dimensions of this case.