Texas is among a majority of states that allow early voting or voting by mail. The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot in Texas is Oct. 25. Mail-in ballots must be returned or postmarked by Nov. 5, unless returned by an overseas voter.

Last week one in Texas showed Colin Allred, a linebacker-turned-congressman, in a dead heat with Ted Cruz, the Republican incumbent. In Florida Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, an Ecuadorean immigrant and one-term congresswoman,

Texas is Trump’s best state in contributions in the 2023-24 election cycle with $135.6 million to his campaign and committees that support him.

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.

"We have to save religion in this country," the former president said at National Faith Advisory Board summit. "No, honestly, religion is under threat."

Democrats in Texas will once again wait on Election Day to find out whether this is the year they can win a statewide race after three decades of losing to Republicans.

Across a dozen of the most competitive House races, Republicans raked in more than $11 million over the last month, compared to the nearly $3.5 million collectively raised by their Democratic counterparts.

Some people who filled out forms find out too late that they never made it onto the rolls. State lawmakers have resisted efforts to expand online options.