Texas Governor Names New Official to Oversee State’s Elections

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he will appoint state Senator Jane Nelson to serve as secretary of state, the role that oversees elections.

Nelson, who represented North Texas in the Senate for 30 years and chaired the chamber’s finance committee, had been set to leave government after she didn’t seek re-election in November. After her appointment, she’ll be in charge of enforcing rules and regulations surrounding elections, a role that’s been thrust into the limelight in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s false claims that voter fraud cost him the 2020 election.