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Texas sends voter rolls to DOJ to look for ineligible registrations
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said the state was sending its voter rolls to the Justice Department to check for potential ineligible registrations.
Abbott confirmed the state’s move in a post on X, writing that only American citizens can vote in the Lone Star State.
“Texas sent the Justice Department a list of the state’s registered voters last month,” the post read. “We want our voter rolls to be checked for potential ineligible registrations. Only US citizens can vote in Texas.”
The announcement comes after Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson in October said a cross-check of state voter records found that more than 2,700 possible illegal immigrants were registered on the voter rolls, leading to an eligibility review across the 254 counties.
TEXAS FINDS THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS REGISTERED TO VOTE ON STATE VOTER ROLLS
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arrives during a press conference in Houston on Sept. 23, 2025. (Antranik Tavitian/Reuters)
Federal officials have increasingly pressed states on voter roll compliance issues in recent years, arguing that transparency around registration lists is essential to maintaining accurate records, preventing administrative errors and ensuring voters have confidence in election outcomes.
Democrats have warned that states complying with the DOJ’s request to share voter registration data may be violating federal election law.
Voters cast their ballot during early voting at a polling location in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 25, 2024. (F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Last week, DNC Chair Ken Martin said Democrats are prepared to take legal action should states agree to share the information with the DOJ, claiming eligible voters are being put at risk of being purged and that it opens the door to privacy concerns.
Democrats argue that the DOJ and states who comply with its request are violating federal law. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
Texas is one of at least seven states that have shared its voter information with the federal government, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, which is tracking the DOJ’s effort.
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In December, the DOJ filed lawsuits against six blue states: Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, accusing them of violating federal law by refusing to provide statewide voter registration rolls upon request.
Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr and Christina Shaw contributed to this report.
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Those comfortable Fourth of July temperatures will come to an end this week as Southern California braces for more summer-like conditions and a heat advisory.
“Definitely going to be a tough week in front of us as finally we see a shift in the weather pattern,” KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo said Monday. “We are going to see temperatures for the inland valleys making a run toward 100 degrees, more so tomorrow and through the rest of the week.”
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory from 10 a.m. Tuesday through 8 p.m. Thursday as highs in the inland valleys reach between 90 and 100 degrees. Temperatures of 104 degrees or higher will be possible over portions of the Antelope Valley.
Residents are urged to stay out of the sun, wear light-colored clothing, drink plenty of water and never leave pets inside a hot car.
“We also have some fire concerns as we’re going to get some gusty winds going,” Henry said.
Temperatures are expected to cool slightly after Thursday, according to the Weather Service.
“We do get a moderate pullback for the upcoming weekend, but still warm and still above average,” Henry said.
One person is dead and multiple people were injured in a four-car crash near the Tarzana-Encino border Sunday.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the crash on the 6400 block of Lindley Avenue at 6:02 p.m.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, firefighters said. A woman in her 30s was taken to the hospital for unknown injuries.
A power pole was brought down by the crash, causing telephone lines to fall into the street. Images of the crash appear to show the power pole lying across the hood of a black sedan in the area.
No other details are available at this time.
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