The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has decided to reexamine the voting case of Fort Worth grandmother Crystal Mason that it had previously sent back to the Texas Second Court of Appeals to review. That lower court reversed Crystal Mason’s conviction in March 2024.
Mason, a Black mother of three, faces five years in prison for submitting a provisional ballot in 2016 that was never counted as a vote.
In April, the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office announced that it had asked the state’s highest appeals court to overturn the recent decision. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals today accepted the case for review, which means further briefing will occur before the court.
“While I am ready for this case to be over and for my acquittal to stand, I will continue to maintain my faith that justice will be done,” says Crystal Mason.