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Almost 613,000 people voted in the 2020 election, just over 71% of registered voters. This year, the turnout dropped to 586,185, around 63% of registered voters.
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Election Day is here. There's plenty on the ballot – from the highly watched presidential race, U.S. Senate race, Austin mayor and many local measures. We'll be providing updates on key races in Travis, Hays and Williamson counties and more. -
By state law, Election Day totals must be submitted to the state within 24 hours after polls close. Meeting that deadline requires careful but quick work. -
The county's Republican Party claimed there were not enough Republican workers at polling locations. -
More than half of registered voters in Travis, Hays and Williamson counties have already cast a ballot in the Nov. 5 election. Election officials expect long waits on Election Day. -
The move comes after Secretary of State Jane Nelson said state law bars federal monitors from being inside polling locations. Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office also wants to block monitors from future elections. -
The alliance formed in a council race in Northwest Austin illustrates how fights over the rules governing what can be built do not fall neatly along traditional party lines. And how for some, local elections have become about a single issue. -
Jo Cartwright and Bernard Snyder lost their spouses after about 70 years of marriage. The two started eating dinner together at their Austin retirement community before realizing they were falling for each other. -
The Hudson Fire, located between Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park, is 50% contained as of Monday afternoon.
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