From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Shaun Rabb · · 50s
Crystal Mason clears illegal voting conviction
Crystal Mason wins after Texas court upholds her acquittal in illegal voting case
In brief
Crystal Mason wins after Texas court upholds her acquittal in illegal voting case Mason’s legal team won a key vote in Texas election fraud case after eight years of fighting Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
Acquittal upheld
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled 5-4 in Crystal Mason's favor after eight years of legal battle
“I just want to thank everybody, thank everybody for their support”
Mason's story
Mason was on probation in 2016 and claimed she didn't know she couldn't vote
“It was hard. And I had to stand and just ask God, What do I do?”
Conviction overturned
Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrells appealed Mason's 2018 conviction but lost in 2024
“What they did was take this woman’s life and hung it in the balance for eight years”
Sorrells' stance
Sorrells says illegal voting remains a crime in Texas and will prosecute evidence of it
“Illegal voting remains a crime in Texas”
Mason's call to action
Mason urged voters to elect new officials to address election fraud concerns
“Today I say thanks be to God and know this justice has not been realized for Crystal Mason until you go to the polls”
The main idea
Mason’s legal team won a key vote in Texas election fraud case after eight years of fighting
