The Biden administration filed a new lawsuit against the voter ID and voter assistant provisions lawmakers recently added to the state election code.
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Republican state legislators have filed bills that would codify a court ruling that halted Harris County plans to send unsolicited absentee or mail ballot applications to all voters.
With the top state court's decision, Harris County is limited to one drop-off location for mail ballots in conjunction with Abbott's order.
The Tarrant County Elections Administrator said that about one-third of all mail-in ballots are having trouble being scanned due to substandard printing.
Despite the early onslaught, Texas' election staffers have managed the wave of early voters and mail ballots and are now dealing with more manageable turnout.
The lower court's order will be appealed to the Texas Supreme Court by the Texas Attorney General. Early voting is already underway.
