The upcoming election is one of the most hotly contested in recent Texas history, and trust in the election apparatus is at an all-time low.

Natalia Contreras, Texas reporter for Votebeat, joins TribCast to help untangle confusion about the voter suspense list, explain what’s going on with the Department of Public Safety voter registration lapse and share what she’s hearing on the ground from local election officials as they prepare for Nov. 3.

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Eleanor Klibanoff is the law and politics reporter, based in Austin, where she covers the the Texas Legislature, the Office of the Attorney General, state and federal courts and politics writ large. She...