Voting

Texas is on its way to being the latest — and largest — state to leave a bipartisan data sharing partnership that states across the country use to cross check their voter rolls.

State Rep. Carrie Isaac filed legislation in February that would ban counties from putting voting centers on college campuses. Students and voting rights groups say it will disenfranchise young people.

In the last 10 years, Texas has closed a total of 750 polling locations — the most of any state.

The former state Capitol staffer will take over the seat, which represents part of South Austin. He'll replace Council Member Ann Kitchen.

After a series of issues in Democratic-leaning Harris County on Election Day, Republican state leaders in Texas have suggested criminal charges may be warranted.

District 3 could see the most expansion of public transit in CapMetro's Project Connect plan. José Velásquez and Daniela Silva hope to shepherd that plan as part of the Austin City Council and address other issues, like affordable housing and the city's response to homelessness.

Policing, Project Connect and the looming I-35 expansion are top issues in District 5. Stephanie Bazan and Ryan Alter both wish to represent the South Austin district at City Hall.

No single candidate in the races for mayor and three seats on the City Council garnered a majority of votes in November, so they were sent to a runoff election. Polls close at 7 p.m.

Even after vote counting ends, the midterms are not officially over until the results are certified. Election deniers who don't like the results may try to slow down or stop this step.

If the old saying “people who don’t vote can’t complain” is true, then hundreds of thousands of Texas registered voters will have to stay quiet until the next election.