THE BIG CONVERSATION:

The slugfest between the leading candidates for Texas’ most coveted seats in state government has put something of a dent in Texas’ voter apathy. Okay, so it might be early to write such a blanket statement, but turnout at the polls in Texas’ largest counties so far indicate that it is, at least, a possibility. From Texas Weekly: During early voting, the Texas Secretary of State tallies voter turnout in the state's 15-largest counties. In 2006, 40,492 people voted in the first two days of early voting — about one half of 1 percent of the ...

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