Washington (CNN) The mayor of a Texas city near the US-Mexico border was arrested and charged Thursday with "orchestrating an organized illegal voting scheme" to win his 2017 election, the state's attorney general said.

Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina and his wife are alleged to have had numerous voters change their addresses to places they didn't live, including Molina's apartment complex, so they could cast their ballot for him, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday

Molina's party affiliation was not immediately clear. Edinburg's mayoral election is non-partisan.

Molina faces one count of engaging in organized election fraud and two counts of illegal voting. Molina's wife, Dalia, was also arrested and charged with one count of illegal voting.

The Molinas' alleged illegal voting scheme also enlisted paid campaign workers, Paxton said in a news release.

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