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The Travis County Tax Office at 5501 Airport Blvd. is now the county's only drive-thru location open for hand delivery of mail ballots. The state is continuing to fight a Travis County district court's ruling that overrode Gov. Greg Abbott's order limiting counties to one absentee ballot drop-off location.

Order allowing Texas counties to have multiple mail-in ballot drop off sites is upheld, but appeal halts openings

A state appeals court on Friday upheld a Travis County State district court order allowing Texas counties to have multiple drop-off locations for hand delivery of absentee ballots, undercutting Gov. … more

By Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune | 10/25/20

Rebeca Huddle will fill a vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court.

Gov. Greg Abbott picks Rebeca Huddle for Texas Supreme Court vacancy

Rebeca Huddle is Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick to fill a vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court. A former Republican justice on a Houston appeals court, Huddle grew up in El Paso and now works as a … more

By Emma Platoff | The Texas Tribune | 10/16/20

Voters waited outside of the Bexar County Elections Department in San Antonio to drop off their mail-in ballots, voter registration applications or be trained as poll workers on Oct. 5. The Texas Supreme Court ruled against several GOP officials who pushed to keep early voting to a two-week period during the pandemic.

Early voting can start Oct. 13 as scheduled, Texas Supreme Court rules

Early voting in Texas can begin Oct. 13, following the timeline the governor laid out months ago, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, rejecting a request from several top Texas Republicans to … more

By Emma Platoff and Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune | 10/7/20

District Judge Fred Biery granted a preliminary injunction that allows all registered voters under 65 to apply to vote by mail during the coronavirus pandemic after finding the state's existing election rules violate the Equal Protection Clause. Pictured above is a mail in ballot application.

Federal judge says all Texas voters can apply to vote by mail during pandemic

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional details. A federal judge opened a path for a massive expansion in absentee voting in Texas by ordering Tuesday that all state voters, … more

By Alexa Ura | The Texas Tribune | 5/20/20

A sharp rise in unemployment in Texas has renters and landlords worried during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rent is due. But thousands of Texans have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic.

It’s the first of the month, which means that for millions of Texans, the rent is due. But much has changed since a month ago. Thousands of people have lost their jobs as the COVID-19 … more

By Naomi Andu and Stacy Fernández | The Texas Tribune | 4/1/20

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