Two elementary school principals from Denton ISD in Texas have been indicted on election charges following accusations of electioneering by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The principals allegedly used district resources to urge staff to vote for specific candidates in the March Republican primary election, opposing Gov. Greg Abbott's school voucher plan. This marks the first time Texas school officials have faced criminal charges for illegal electioneering.
BREAKING: Liberty Justice Center just received the signed indictments of the Texas school administrators charged for illegal electioneering 👇👇 "THE GRAND JURORS.. present in & to said Court that JESUS [& LINDSAY] LUJAN.. did then & there knowingly use or authorize the use of… https://t.co/9twuz6O0Sa
2 Texas principals indicted for alleged electioneering: 'Knowingly breaking the law' https://t.co/l02AHdMWUw https://t.co/kfMshfQiH7
Two public school principals in North Texas have been indicted for allegedly using their school email accounts to urge staff to vote for certain political candidates in the March Republican primary election. https://t.co/xJD4gkijcD
2 Texas principals charged for violating state election laws https://t.co/Il8cxxQACk
this is the first time school officials have been criminally charged for illegally influencing elections in Texas. https://t.co/lJ7lLz0BZJ
Texas school district employees indicted amid 'illegal electioneering' allegations. These criminal allegations appear to be because they were against school choice. What a great example they are setting for their students. https://t.co/hPzNDjXZme
BREAKING: Two Texas principals have been charged for allegedly electioneering a scheme where they emailed other staff, urging them to vote in the March Republican primary election for candidates who oppose Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher plan. https://t.co/ONrO7hLrgF
Denton principals sued by Texas AG Ken Paxton indicted on illegal electioneering charges https://t.co/vid9aCUxqk
A citizen's complaints have led to the first-ever criminal prosecutions of Government school officials for using district resources for electioneering. For more information go to https://t.co/fekwRfa4vE. https://t.co/JpEZhjdXmh
Citizens’ complaints have led to criminal prosecutions of 2 Denton ISD administrators for illegal electioneering, marking the first time Texas school officials have been held criminally liable for using district resources to electioneer. 📲Full Story: https://t.co/B69BcnIFQ6 https://t.co/AEiWTCixFQ
2 Denton ISD principals criminally charged for violating state election laws https://t.co/ecSK0bpnzI
Denton School Officials Criminally Charged for Electioneering. They so desperately want to deny parents the right to school choice and wanted to force parents into government mandated schools they apparently violated Texas criminal laws. They must be held accountable.
Denton ISD principals indicted over alleged "electioneering" emails ahead of GOP primary https://t.co/nL6algrOmo
Grand jury indicts Denton ISD principals Texas AG Ken Paxton accused of electioneering https://t.co/VaadHg67Q3
A pair of Denton ISD elementary school principals were recently indicted on election charges two months after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused Denton ISD of electioneering. https://t.co/co4HWj2at6