Fred Burton, Arcola’s incumbent mayor, was taken into custody and put into Fort Bend County Jail on five felony charges at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to court records.
Burton is facing a number of allegations, including two counts of illegal voting, one count of misusing official information, one count of tampering with government records with the intent to mislead or injure, and one count of fraudulently obtaining the execution of a document.
The illegal voting charges stem from two separate elections: the June 7, 2025 Arcola Municipal Runoff Election and the April 23, 2026 City of Arcola General, Joint, and Special Election…