/tags/heider-garcia Heider Garcia en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2024-04-24/gop-recount-verifies-election-results-of-dallas-primary-house-district-108 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. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2024-04-24/gop-recount-verifies-election-results-of-dallas-primary-house-district-108 Juan Salinas II /politics/2024-03-15/dallas-republican-recount-in-statehouse-race-claiming-irregularities 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. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2024-03-15/dallas-republican-recount-in-statehouse-race-claiming-irregularities Juan Salinas II /news/2023-06-16/tarrant-county-selects-new-elections-administrator-after-heider-garcias-controversial-departure Garcia, the previous administrator, submitted his resignation in April after facing political pressure from Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare, he said. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 17:15:08 GMT /news/2023-06-16/tarrant-county-selects-new-elections-administrator-after-heider-garcias-controversial-departure Miranda Suarez /government/2023-06-14/tarrant-county-elections-administrator-finalists 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. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:18:56 GMT /government/2023-06-14/tarrant-county-elections-administrator-finalists Bekah Morr /news/2023-04-25/tarrant-county-looks-for-new-elections-chief-ohare-wont-rule-out-election-deniers-for-post Elections chief Heider Garcia resigned over disagreements with County Judge Tim O’Hare. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:58:06 GMT /news/2023-04-25/tarrant-county-looks-for-new-elections-chief-ohare-wont-rule-out-election-deniers-for-post Miranda Suarez /news/2023-04-18/tarrant-county-judge-commissioners-clash-at-meeting-over-resignation-of-elections-administrator Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia announced his resignation this week, citing a meeting with County Judge Tim O’Hare as the reason. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:09:56 GMT /news/2023-04-18/tarrant-county-judge-commissioners-clash-at-meeting-over-resignation-of-elections-administrator Miranda Suarez /news/2023-04-17/tarrant-county-elections-chief-resigns-after-disagreements-with-county-judge Elections Administrator Heider Garcia said in his resignation letter that he would not compromise his values, and must leave his job. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:16:42 GMT /news/2023-04-17/tarrant-county-elections-chief-resigns-after-disagreements-with-county-judge Miranda Suarez /news/2023-02-08/tarrant-county-officials-announce-efforts-to-fight-voter-fraud-even-as-election-crimes-remain-rare The Tarrant County judge, sheriff and district attorney are soliciting reports of voter fraud from the public with a new "election integrity task force." Wed, 08 Feb 2023 23:49:46 GMT /news/2023-02-08/tarrant-county-officials-announce-efforts-to-fight-voter-fraud-even-as-election-crimes-remain-rare Miranda Suarez /news/2020-11-02/tarrant-county-elections-to-expand-the-team-working-to-copy-defective-ballots 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. Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:37:48 GMT /news/2020-11-02/tarrant-county-elections-to-expand-the-team-working-to-copy-defective-ballots Miranda Suarez /news/2020-10-27/thousands-of-tarrant-county-mail-in-ballots-are-defective-but-will-still-be-counted 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. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:06:07 GMT /news/2020-10-27/thousands-of-tarrant-county-mail-in-ballots-are-defective-but-will-still-be-counted Miranda Suarez