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Thousands of early ballots mailed to voters

Nearly 9,000 Cameron County voters will be receiving their mail in ballots in the next few days. Cameron County Elections Administrator Remi Garza says 8,696...

Voters, voting rights groups sue Abbott over order to close ballot drop-off locations

By Emma Platoff, Texas Tribune Voting rights advocates and civic groups have rushed to the courthouse in a bid to block Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s...

Bitter debate taunts overpower Trump’s, Biden’s visions

By JONATHAN LEMIRE, DARLENE SUPERVILLE, WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic...

Schwarzenegger gives county $250K grant for more polling places

Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made an appearance at the Cameron County Commissioner's Court meeting on Tuesday morning. Schwarzenegger logged on to the virtual meeting...

Voter registration deadline draws near; County receives $1.8 million grant for November election

Texas voters have just one week left to register to cast a ballot in the Nov. 3 general election. Your vote is your voice...

Analysis: Keep calm and vote on

By Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Confused about voting? Voting clerks in parts of Texas are confused, too. All the political chatter about problems with the...

Houston Republicans sue to limit in-person, absentee voting options in Harris County

By Emma Platoff, Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A...

County given $1.8 million grant to run November election

Cameron County received a $1.8 million grant to make sure the November election runs smoothly. Elections Administrator Remi Garza says the funds come from the...

Federal judge blocks Texas’ elimination of straight-ticket voting

By Alex Samuels, Texas Tribune Less than three weeks before early voting begins in Texas, a U.S. district judge has blocked the state from eliminating...

Starr Co. to divide election precincts following election code violation

Following notification that two of Starr County's election precincts exceeded the 5,000 voter limit set by state law, Starr County Judge Eloy Vera said...