Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson has requested information from the Biden administration “to provide citizenship data to help Texas maintain secure voter rolls.” “Texas demands this information. The federal government must stop hiding the ball.

Texas AG seeks federal help to verify voter eligibility, citing legal obstacles but asserting a duty to maintain integrity in registration.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants the federal government to share the citizenship status of registered voters whom the state cannot verify eligibility to vote, saying the immigration policies

It is a second-degree felony for a non-citizen to cast a vote in Texas. It's also illegal to knowingly lie about citizenship status while registering to vote in Texas. A 1996 federal law made it illegal for a non-citizen to vote in federal elections.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton complained that about 1 million Texans did not use a driver’s license or ID to register to vote, requiring additional checks.