Libs of TikTok links Texas check-theft case to ballots

A United States Postal Service employee is accused of stealing checks meant to pay Spring Branch ISD property taxes¹. Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) put the case on X on Oct. 31, 2026, under the label BREAKING, and named the employee Eurey Smith². The charges concern school-tax checks; the ballot comparison is the post's own.

The original X post

Libs of TikTok's post, as it ran on X on October 31, 2026:

Reports detail school-tax check case

ABC13 reported that Smith was charged with mail theft and that investigators allegedly found stolen mail in his possession. At a court hearing, a prosecutor said he was found with 12 pieces of mail, five of them checks issued to the district's tax assessor. KPRC reported that investigators found 12 first-class letters in his vehicle, 11 of them addressed to the district's tax assessor-collector. KPRC also reported that the checks began disappearing from the mail in January before being altered and fraudulently deposited. Records show Smith works at the same post office where the school district keeps a PO box³. USPS confirmed he remains an employee but is not currently working at the post office. The prosecutor said an ongoing investigation has found more than 220 checks compromised, totaling more than $4 million. The prosecutor added that the defendant will likely face additional higher charges. The ballot line is Libs of TikTok's own commentary; the court filings and local reporting do not link Smith to handling ballots. Smith is expected to appear in court next week, and investigators believe more charges may come as the investigation continues¹.

KPRC reported that the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General led the investigation³. ABC13 reported that federal investigators spent months examining Smith's activities before his arrest. The complaints came well before the arrest: in February, ABC13 reported that the Postal Service said it was aware of mail fraud for school property taxes in the Spring Branch area⁴. Spring Branch ISD said it worked with postal inspectors and the Memorial Villages Police Department during the investigation. At the hearing, a prosecutor asked the court to order Smith not to go to any post office, especially the one at Town and Country Way¹.

Families should check mailed tax payments

An anonymous woman told ABC13 that her family mailed a school tax check right before the deadline and then received a delinquency notice from the district. Families who pay property taxes by mail trust the postal system with their household money, and this case tests that trust. We hold that a parent who mails a tax check should be able to count on it reaching the district, and that the Spring Branch case is a reason for every family to check. Taxpayers who want to pay in person can go to the Spring Branch ISD Tax Office at 8800 Westview Drive, 77055, during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the next court date for Smith is the one to watch⁴.

Sources

1. Postal employee charged with stealing checks at the place where he worked, investigators say
2. @libsoftiktok on X, 2026-10-31: BREAKING: USPS employee in Texas Eurey Smith, charged with stealing checks intended for the city, totaling millions of dollars These are the same people who handle mail-in ballots…, 2026-10-31
3. USPS employee arrested in $4M Spring Branch ISD tax payment theft investigation
4. USPS inspector investigating property tax mail fraud involving Spring Branch ISD resident