Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos joined the Israeli Consulate General to the Southwest to celebrate Israel's 69th Independence Day and delivered the keynote address at an event in Houston on Monday evening.
Rolando Pablos, Texas Secretary of State; Eitan Levon, Consul General of Israel to the Southwest
Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos delivered the keynote address at the first-ever Japan-Texas Economic Summit in Houston, hosted by the U.S.-Japan Council. The summit brought together public and private sector leaders from Texas and Japan to discuss collaboration in health care, energy, technology, security, manufacturing, education, and workforce development.
Rolando Pablos, Texas Secretary of State; Shigeru Hayakawa, Toyota Motor Corporation Vice Chairman; Hideaki Ōmura, Governor of Japan's Aichi Prefecture
The Texas Secretary of State and DPS operated a mobile station issuing Election Identification Certificates at University of Houston's North/South Student Center Plaza. Election Identification Certificates are free photo IDs available to qualified Texas voters who lack one of the six other approved forms of voter photo ID.
Texas Secretary of State, Government office coordinating mobile station; Texas DPS, Agency issuing Election Identification Certificates
Texas Secretary of State John Scott issued a statement regarding Harris County's reported inability to count and report early and Election Day votes by the required 24-hour deadline. Harris County officials cited damaged ballot sheets requiring duplication before scanning as the cause of the delay.
John Scott, Texas Secretary of State; Harris County election officials, County election officials
Dated record: November 25, 2025 This is not new. It happened on November 25, 2025, about 10 months ago. It resurfaced in a source feed on October 3, 2026.
The Texas Secretary of State notified Harris County that it received a complaint about voter registration issues and will begin an investigation. The complaint alleges voters used post office box addresses instead of physical residence addresses as required by law.
Secretary Nelson, Texas Secretary of State; Annette Ramirez, Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar; Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Texas State Senator