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Residents vote at the Texas A&M International University campus on Nov. 8, 2020. Students had hoped Webb County would host an early voting center at the campus.

2024 Texas Elections

In South Texas, university students accuse Democratic county officials of suppressing their votes

By Berenice GarciaOct. 30, 2024Oct. 30, 2024

The county decided to not have an early voting site at a Laredo university because of historic low turnout. It will have one on Election Day.

An election clerk in San Antonio was allegedly assaulted Thursday, officials said. The suspect was arrested and charged for elderly assault.

2024 Texas Elections

Election clerk allegedly assaulted during early voting in San Antonio

By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas TribuneOct. 25, 2024

The suspect was arrested for assaulting the elderly. The Bexar County sheriff said “nothing” is worth going to jail for.

A line to vote wraps around the sidewalk at the Cinco Ranch Branch Library on Oct. 21 in Fort Bend County. Long lines have been reported across the state. So far, few issues have been reported.

2024 Texas Elections

Long lines but few problems as Texas wraps the first week of early voting

By Alejandra Martinez and Berenice GarciaOct. 25, 2024Oct. 25, 2024

A Bexar County election worker was assaulted Thursday, officials said. In Tarrant County, officials encouraged voters to review their ballots before voting.

Voters in Rosenberg line up outside of the Rosenberg Annex as early voting begins in Texas on Monday. Fort Bend County, which includes Rosenberg, is one of only two of the state's most populous counties to see an increase in their voter turnout rate during the first three days of early voting.

2024 Texas Elections

Texas turnout rate slightly down after first three days of early voting

By Juan Salinas II and Graphics by Yuriko SchumacherOct. 25, 2024

State data shows just two of Texas’ most populous counties have surpassed their voter turnout rate in 2020.

Voter registration tables were set up at a voting rights rally at the Texas Capitol on June 20, 2021.

2024 Texas Elections

Ken Paxton agrees to pause its investigation into Texas civic group’s voter registration efforts

By James BarragánSept. 13, 2024Oct. 24, 2024

Jolt, which advocates for more Latino voting participation, says the attorney general’s probe spurred threatening comments online.

Former President Donald Trump's stop in Austin on Friday will be his first visit to the capital since May 2022.

Politics

Former President Donald Trump to make stop in Austin on Friday

By Xiomara MooreOct. 23, 2024

The GOP presidential nominee will hold a press conference and appear on Joe Rogan’s podcast during his first visit to the capital since 2022.

Hays County elections administrator Jennifer Doinoff assists people testing polling equipment at the Hays County election office on Sept. 18, 2024.

2024 Texas Elections

Facing election scrutiny, Texas prepares for Nov. 5 with paper ballots and strengthened security

By María MéndezOct. 23, 2024

Only a handful of Texas counties will not have all in-person voters cast paper ballots at the polls. By 2026, all voting machines in Texas must produce a paper trail, per a 2021 state law.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other Republicans have repeatedly raised and used unsubstantiated concerns about noncitizen voting to cast doubt on the integrity of elections.

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Texas sues Biden administration for not providing data on noncitizens

By Kayla GuoOct. 22, 2024

Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the federal government of failing to provide citizenship data for registered voters, even as he acknowledged that the vast majority of the people on the rolls are lawful voters.