Texas Legislature approves bill to ease polling place requirements for countywide voting
13-05-2025 23:57 via feeds.texastribune.org

Texas Legislature approves bill to ease polling place requirements for countywide voting

The bill would reduce the minimum number of polling places that Texas counties must have, rolling back a 2023 law that created challenges for election administrators.
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