Significant irregularities have surfaced in the 2024 congressional election for Texas’s 28th district, prompting serious questions about the integrity of the voting process.
This district has garnered national attention as incumbent Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX)ânow in his eleventh termâis under federal scrutiny due to over $600,000 in payments from foreign entities.
However, the main issue revolves around the vote counting process and adherence to Texas election laws.
During the recount, one ballot box mysteriously went missing for a period of time.
According to Texas law, any breach in the chain of custody is a severe infraction that could potentially nullify an election result. No clarification has been provided regarding the disappearance, nor has any effort been made to ascertain if the contents were compromised.
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Additionally, certified ballotsâblank yet signedâwere shredded prior to the recount. State regulations dictate that all unused ballots must be preserved post-election.
The destruction of these ballots before proper verification compromises an essential safeguard against fraud and constitutes a breach that can invalidate certification. In Webb County, where these events unfolded, election officials have yet to publicly justify the destruction.
Texas law also mandates stringent ballot storage security in counties exceeding 100,000 residents, requiring continuous video monitoring of any area where ballots are stored.
Despite Webb County’s population of over 267,000, only 27 of the county’s 41 ballot boxes were visible via vault camera feeds during early voting.
Fourteen ballot boxes remained completely outside of camera range throughout the entire period, leaving a significant portion of the vote storage system vulnerable to scrutiny.
Complications also arose in the ballot review process. Texas law stipulates that candidates have the right to copy every ballot they contest. In this instance, all 66,000 ballots cast in Webb County were formally challenged, placing the entire count under examination.
Contrary to the law’s clear provisions, election officials imposed restrictions not stipulated in the statute. They mandated that copies be made only on paper, forbade assistance in the copying process, and disallowed the use of county-owned copiers capable of handling the unusual 4-inch by 13-inch, double-sided ballots printed on thick stock.
Due to these limitations, it took nearly a week for Republican candidate Jay Furman to procure privately sourced equipment adequate for copying the ballots.
Once the copying commenced, 25,000 ballots were successfully copied before Webb County abruptly halted the review process. This interruption thwarted a planned forensic investigation by election experts and effectively obstructed a thorough examination of the disputed votes.
The issue was escalated to the Fourth Court of Appeals, which ordered Webb County to resume ballot copying. County officials chose to ignore this ruling.
The court subsequently issued a second order for compliance, which was also disregarded. Two months later, the county enlisted a prominent Austin law firm in an attempt to overturn the existing court order. Officials have yet to clarify why they defied the court’s directive prior to seeking to reverse it.
Most troubling is that the county judge overseeing the entire process, Tano Tijerina, has recently switched parties from Democrat to Republican and is now campaigning in the same 2026 Republican primary as Jay Furman.
Furman has signed a legally binding affidavit, which I have reviewed, indicating that prior to the election, Judge Tijerina mentioned that if Furman did not defeat Cuellar, he intended to run for the same seat in the Republican primary.
Throughout the recount, the judge’s actions appeared to align with his political aspirations, as obstructing Furmanâs victory would have eliminated a potential rival to his intended candidacy for the seat.
If these issues remain unresolved, they may set a troubling precedent that undermines the enforcement of election laws throughout the state. Future elections could occur under the specter of similar violations, further eroding public confidence in the democratic process.
Furman is still awaiting the official certified recount canvass from the Texas Secretary of State, which must be submitted to the U.S. House. In a mix-up, the Secretary of State mistakenly sent the original canvass report to the U.S. House Administration Committeeâthe ultimate decision-making body for congressional election challenges.
Please take action by calling the Texas Secretary of State at 1-800-252-8683 (ext. 4), the Texas Attorney General at 1-800-621-0508, and the Texas Governorâs Office at 512-463-2000 to demand immediate accountability.
