Grand Jury Indicts 2 Texas School Principals Accused of Electioneering

Published on April 6, 2024

Two Texas elementary school principals have been criminally charged following allegations of electioneering before the Republican primary elections last month. Jesus Lujan, 33, and Lindsay Lujan, 36, a married couple who are principals at Borman and Alexander Elementary Schools in Denton Independent School District, were indicted separately by a grand jury on a single charge each of unlawful use of the school district’s internal mail system for political advertising, according to the filings on April 2. Ms. Lujan is also the director of the district’s special programs. The indictment follows a letter from the Liberty Justice Center to the Denton County District Attorney with enough affidavits from voters to trigger an investigation into the allegations of “criminal election interference” by Denton ISD. The Liberty Justice Center is a nonprofit and nonpartisan public interest litigation firm, according to its website....