A Dallas Express investigation found non-citizens across North Texas claiming to be registered to vote. The stunning revelation came after DX traveled the metroplex to probe the proliferation of bogus voting.

In Frisco, a man who identified himself as Hilario Fermal told DX that someone had approached the Little Elm house he’s living in and registered him to vote, even though he says he’s only been in the U.S. for two months.

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Fermal said that he came here with “permission,” identifying himself as a political asylee. He could not identify the man who allegedly went to his house to register him to vote, but told DX that the unidentified man was registering others in his neighborhood as well.

Another foreign-born man in Arlington said he was a “resident” and registered to vote.  He said he voted in this past May’s election. The man refused to provide his name but did admit to being a non-citizen.

The assertion non-citizens could potentially vote has prompted community leaders call for more election integrity.

Governor Greg Abbott recently announced the result of a statewide effort to clean voter rolls: more than 1.1 million people were taken off the Texas voter rolls, including 6,500 noncitizens who were illegally registered to vote. Among them, documentation of about 1,930 with a voting history was handed over to the Attorney General’s office for a potential criminal investigation.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently sent a letter to the Bexar and Harris counties commissioners’ courts warning that their proposed plans to mail voter registration forms to individuals regardless of the eligibility of the recipients would violate the law.

In Congress House Republicans recently passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, filed by U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, to ensure that non-citizens aren’t registered to vote in federal elections.

As reported by the New York Post, the bill was filed after several local Democratic-run jurisdictions announced efforts to register noncitizens to vote, and some, like the District of Columbia, passed measures to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. House Democrats were encouraged to vote against it, and did. Only five Democrats voted with Republicans to pass it.

A coalition of 23 attorneys general have called on the Democratic-controlled Senate to pass the House legislation, but it has thus far been shelved. Another coalition of 24 attorneys general have called on the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on major cases to ensure non-citizens are prohibited from voting in U.S. elections.

Their calls have been made as many states continue to remove thousands of non-citizens from their voter rolls, The Center Square has reported.

“It’s crucial that we protect the integrity of our elections by ensuring only eligible citizens are registered to vote. I fully support Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s decision to investigate reports of organizations potentially registering non-citizens to vote in Texas,” Republican candidate for Texas House District 91 David Lowe told DX.

“This action is essential to uphold both state and federal laws, safeguarding the sanctity of our electoral system. We must remain vigilant in preserving the exclusive right of U.S. citizens to vote in our elections. This includes thoroughly vetting voter registration processes and swiftly addressing any instances where non-citizens may have been improperly registered,” he added.

“If we don’t prioritize election integrity, we risk losing our country to those who don’t have our best interests at heart. Being American is more than just living in this great land; it’s an idea, a belief that is instilled in us from birth. This is the land of the free and the home of the brave. Let’s not allow our country to fall into the hands of those who do not share our values,” former Pilot Point City Council Member Aaron Rocha told DX.

Some praised Paxton for investigating non-citizen voting in Texas.

As previously reported by The Dallas Express, Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that his office had carried out search operations as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged election fraud.

“I was so thankful to hear that Ken Paxton’s office was investigating the issue of illegals voting in Texas. I have been told that the Texas Secretary of States office only checks between 5-10% of voter registration applications. Every application should be checked to make sure that applicant is a legal citizen. This is a huge issue since we have videos of non-citizens admitting that they are registered to vote in Texas. In order to have a fair election, we need to know without a shadow of a doubt that every vote that is cast is from a citizen of Texas,” Citizens Defending Freedom Denton County executive director Melinda Preston told DX.

DX reached out to the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, but did not receive a response by publication.