Heider Garcia

The manual recount found a 15-vote difference but doesn't change the outcome of the race for House District 108, which Barry Wernick lost to incumbent state Rep. Morgan Meyer.

Barry Wernick says he's requesting a manual recount not to change the results of his primary race for Texas House District 108, but to "expose flaws, if any" in the elections process. The Dallas County Elections Department refutes his claims, which Wernick made without providing evidence.

Garcia, the previous administrator, submitted his resignation in April after facing political pressure from Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare, he said.

Karen Wiseman sued outgoing Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia over 2021 elections data. Abby Church with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports she's now one of three finalists to take over the position since Garcia resigned after disagreements with Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare.

Elections chief Heider Garcia resigned over disagreements with County Judge Tim O’Hare.

Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia announced his resignation this week, citing a meeting with County Judge Tim O’Hare as the reason.

Elections Administrator Heider Garcia said in his resignation letter that he would not compromise his values, and must leave his job.

The Tarrant County judge, sheriff and district attorney are soliciting reports of voter fraud from the public with a new "election integrity task force."

The Tarrant County Elections Administrator said last week a printing issue has left many mail-in ballots unscannable. The county approved almost 60 more people to help the elections office duplicate the ballots that can't be scanned.

About a third of the mail-in ballots scanned so far in Tarrant County were printed with a defective barcode. The ballots will be remade, a process that is already common when people send in damaged ballots.