Texas town in post-election chaos amid claims of documents being destroyed – and no one in charge

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTexas town in post-election chaos amid claims of documents being destroyed – and no one in chargeThe mayor has sought to address a ‘great deal of false and misleading’ claims following the electionKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Thursday 07 May 2026 17:10 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972348","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/galena-park-texas-mayoral-election-chaos-b2972348.html","title":"Texas town in chaos after election amid claims that no one in charge"}}CloseRelated: Officer shot in eye during Texas ambush risks own life to save womanSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics"},"isClimate":false}A Texas city is reportedly...