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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Berenice Garcia

A Fox News host's debunked election conspiracy appears to have prompted a state investigation

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fields questions at the Frisco Gun Club during a press conference announcing his intent to sue the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on May 1, 2024. This comes after the Justice Department announced a new rule requiring all gun sellers to conduct federal background checks on buyers, closing what is known as the “gun show loophole”.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last week that his office was investigating claims of illegal voter registration. A debunked social media post appears to have sparked the investigation. (Credit: Azul Sordo for The Texas Tribune)

Officials in a North Texas county debunked claims made by a Fox News host that migrants were registering to vote outside a state drivers license facility west of Fort Worth — an unsubstantiated claim that appeared to spark an investigation by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office.

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