RETRACTION
Former Bandera City Marshal Nancy De Foster is not the focus of any state probe into allegations of voter fraud in spite of a story that ran in the July 1, 2026, edition of the Bandera Bulletin titled “Bandera election fraud focuses on former city marshal.”
The story did not contain pertinent information about the full scope of the investigation and communiques from state officials obtained through public-records requests reviewed by a senior editor confirm no complaints exist that name De Foster.
A letter to De Foster from the Texas Attorney General’s Office provided to the Bulletin states: “Ms. De Foster, the request you made in December was whether our office has received any complaints accusing you of voter fraud. Our Criminal Investigation Division did not locate any complaints accusing you (De Foster) of voter fraud.”
Another open-records request with the Texas Department of Public Safety also indicates De Foster is not found in any investigatory records and refers further inquiries to the attorney general.
While voting records following the November election were requested from Bandera County officials by state investigators during an inquiry, a DPS official quoted in the story never directly or formally named De Foster, only “an individual.”
Due to an editing error, a paraphrased sentence appeared in the story that incorrectly linked DPS to De Foster.
In addition, follow-up letters from DPS and the attorney general provided by De Foster and reviewed by the senior editor reported “there are no responsive records” and “no information responsive to your request,” respectively, when De Foster submitted a public-information request about any potential probe naming her.
A subsequent conversation De Foster had with state law enforcement officials also indicated no charges exist and that she is not identified in their records.
The Bulletin did make several attempts when producing the story to obtain verification from the attorney general, but the state agency remained unavailable for comment.
“The Bulletin regrets any distress caused to Ms. De Foster. That was not the paper’s intent in any shape or form,” said Thomas Edwards, executive editor for Granite Media Partners Inc., which owns the Bulletin.
Bulletin Managing Editor Daniel Tucker and Area Reporter Veronica Rector expressed their regrets.
“Both of us extend our apologies to Nancy De Foster for the Bulletin’s error,” they said in a joint statement.
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