Heather Cox Richardson
Role at the time: Historian and newsletter author
Condemned
Response to this claim
Tarrant County commissioners' reduction of 2026 polling places was an attempt to rig the election.
“county commissioners tried an even cruder way of rigging the election”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Heather Cox Richardson letter dated September 2, 2026Tarrant County section beginning 'Last night'
Richardson says county commissioners tried to rig the election, reports 3–2 vote and 92 fewer Election Day polling sites, and quotes Commissioner Alisa Simmons.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Condemns the county vote and ascribes an electoral motive; the latter remains contested.