Democrats’ options for passing a voting rights bill dwindle as tensions escalate in the Senate.

An initial review of four counties’ election results — launched after pressure from former President Donald Trump and touted by GOP leaders — showed few discrepancies between electronic and hand counts of ballots in a sample of voting precincts.

Republicans in Texas achieved one of their major 2021 goals on Tuesday, as Gov. Greg Abbott signed a controversial and expansive bill that imposes major restrictions on how people can vote in the state.

The party’s victory included a strong showing among North Texas state House candidates.

Democrats must “start putting up legitimate candidates, legitimate Mexican-American or Latino candidates that have the backing of the party.”

The sun has set on Election day. Voters in South Dallas, Irving and Corpus Christi shared what was on their minds on the last day of voting.

Experts are saying with an increase of voting by mail and hyper-competitive contests, it could be awhile before we have a final tally. But, Texas’s large size and relatively small percentage of mailed-in ballots means only an extremely close statewide race will prevent news outlets from naming a victor on election night.

The Tarrant County Elections Administrator said last week a printing issue has left many mail-in ballots unscannable. The county approved almost 60 more people to help the elections office duplicate the ballots that can't be scanned.

About a third of the mail-in ballots scanned so far in Tarrant County were printed with a defective barcode. The ballots will be remade, a process that is already common when people send in damaged ballots.

Texas has allowed curbside voting for decades, for anyone physically unable to enter a polling place. Voters ask for help when they get to a polling location, and an election officer will bring a ballot to the car.

A study by New American Economy, a research fund that's focused on immigration, shows a growth in Hispanic and foreign-born voters in Texas.

Voters in downtown Dallas, Allen, Arlington and other polling locations across the metroplex turned out for the first day of early voting.