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.