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The University of Texas survey also found stronger support for Sen. Ted Cruz, while Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis remain popular among Republicans.

Poll watchers are supposed to watch you vote and make sure everything goes smoothly. But they should not be interfering with the voting process.

Early voting runs from Monday, Oct. 24, to Friday, Nov. 4. The last day to apply to vote by mail is Friday, Oct. 28. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Polling shows that a majority of voters in Texas oppose the state’s near-total ban on abortion, but they ranked the topic ninth on a list of most important issues facing the country.

Immigration policy, abortion and gun control are among the top issues impacting the race.

Three Gillespie County election staffers left their jobs last week because they faced threats and harassment. The secretary of state’s office is sending trainers to prepare new staffers to run this November’s balloting.

Polling shows a majority of Americans aged 18 to 29 consider themselves “pro-choice.” But that age group historically has low voter turnout rates.

A new survey from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs also found that more than three in four respondents, or 77 %, favored an abortion policy that was less severe than the state law.

A new progressive group is hoping to politically activate Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

The Gallup poll, conducted after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, says that 55 percent of Americans now identify as pro-choice, up from 49 percent last year.

Under Texas’ new voting law, which went into effect in December, poll watchers must undergo mandatory training. It’s currently an online course through the Texas Secretary of State’s Office. Advocates say that’s not enough.

Only 15% of respondents to a recent University of Texas at Austin poll said access to the procedure should be completely outlawed.