A software glitch in the Texas Department of Public Safety left hundreds of thousands of online voter registration applications unprocessed and delayed to county registrars. State election officials said the backlog has been cleared days before early voting begins Monday. The League of Women Voters of Texas and MOVE Texas Civic Fund filed a federal lawsuit against DPS and the Secretary of State's Office over the delayed transmissions.
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Why The Texas Voter Registration Glitch Is A Massive Warning Sign
Massive Texas backlog of voter registrations that scrambled workers has been cleared, state says
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Massive Texas Voter Registration Backlog Clears Before Early Voting, State Says
Texas clears voter registration backlog before early voting
Texas discovers more backlogged voter registration records days before early voting begins
Early voting begins Monday morning as Texas voter registration hits record high
Voter Registration Hits a Record High in the Lone Star State
Another backlog of voter registrations hits counties before early voting
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El Paso County reported its second-highest first-day early voting turnout for a midterm election, with more than 22,000 ballots cast, 90% higher than 2022. Dallas County broke its all-time first-day early voting record with 76,079 voters. Both counties surpassed previous midterm records.
Lisa Wise, El Paso County Elections Administrator; Clay Jenkins, Dallas County judge
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Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico did not attend a Monday rally headlined by Sen. Bernie Sanders in El Paso, instead holding campaign events hundreds of miles away in North Texas as his race against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton entered its final weeks before the 2026 midterm elections.
James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, Republican Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate; Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator who headlined rally
Reported by 2 outletsOnly right-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
An Indian-American voter posted on social media supporting Democrat James Talarico for U.S. Senate in Texas, citing concerns about xenophobia and racial resentment. The post received about 857,000 views within seven hours, drawing criticism from conservative commentators. Early voting is underway ahead of the November 3 election.
Vasant Bhatt, Indian-American voter; James Talarico, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas; Patrick Casey, Conservative commentator
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Early voting began in Bexar County on the first day of the 2026 midterm election. The county reported a significant increase in early voting turnout compared to the 2022 midterm election's first day.
Bexar County Elections Department, Reported early voting turnout figures; Ricardo Barrera, Early voter at Lions Field; Princess Harris, Early voter and 4 more
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President Trump will hold campaign rallies in Lubbock and Waco on October 27 to support Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton. The Texas Senate race between Paxton and Democratic State Rep. James Talarico is described as a dead heat.
Donald Trump, US President; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General; James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and State Rep. and 3 more
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A University of Houston poll released in October 2026 found Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas U.S. Senate race. The same poll showed Republican Greg Abbott leading Democrat Gina Hinojosa in the governor's race.
James Talarico, Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate; Ken Paxton, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate; Ted Brown, Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate and 4 more
Reported by 3 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Early voting for the midterm elections began on October 19, 2026, across Texas. The U.S. Senate race features Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Representative James Talarico. Recent polling shows them in a statistical dead heat or with Talarico in the lead.
Ken Paxton, Republican state Attorney General, U.S. Senate candidate; James Talarico, Democratic state Representative, U.S. Senate candidate; University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs, Released latest statewide survey and 1 more
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The cast of the Emmy Award-winning television series "Friday Night Lights" teamed up with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in a campaign video announcing a series of campaign events.
James Talarico, Texas Democratic Senate candidate; Friday Night Lights cast, Television series cast members
Reported by 4 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News