The findings were in response to a complaint filed by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt earlier this year, prompting the Texas Secretary of State's office to threaten potential oversight of elections in Harris County,

Texas election officials have confirmed that Harris County voter registrations included private P.O. box addresses.

Senator Paul Bettencourt filed an administrative election complaint against Harris County with the Secretary of State’s office. In it, he accused the county of having registered voters on the rolls using P.

Texas election officials are ordering Harris County to take corrective action after identifying voter registrations that list private mailbox or P.O. box addresses, which are not allowed under state law.