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One commissioner proposed an increase in polling sites, while another suggested keeping the same number from 2022.
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Residents questioned whether officials in the closely watched purple county will make election decisions fairly in a 鈥渉yperpartisan environment.鈥
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Former state lawmaker Lon Burnam was carried out of the courtroom by sheriff deputies after O鈥橦are called speakers disruptive.
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Commissioners vote on whether to close the proposed sites during their 10 a.m. meeting Aug. 4.
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County commissioners vote Aug. 4 on proposed reductions to the number of early voting and day-of sites for the midterms.
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The League of United Latin American Citizens sued Secretary of State Jane Nelson and county elections administrators state-wide for attempts to remove "potential noncitizens" from voter rolls.
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Recent polling from The Texas Politics Project suggests Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico is performing better with Black voters than his predecessors were at this point in their campaigns.
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The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years 鈥 despite his warning voters that 鈥渋t is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.鈥
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The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after it.
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Commissioner Alisa Simmons requested the briefing on a task force created in 2023.
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Tarrant, Collin, and Denton counties also saw more Republicans turn out. The race between Texas AG Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn may be a significant factor.
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Texas voters will return to the polls this week to decide several high-profile runoff races, including contests for U.S. Senate, state attorney general and lieutenant governor.