This number eclipses the preliminary estimate by more than 85,000.
Alex Samuels
Alex Samuels was a reporter for The Texas Tribune from 2017 to 2021. She helped with national campaign coverage, wrote stories about the intersection of race and politics in Texas, and covered the hottest political news bubbling out of local communities. She was also one of the primary authors of The Blast, the Tribune’s subscription-only daily newsletter for political insiders. Alex began at the Tribune as a fellow in 2016. She graduated in 2017 from the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism. She originally is from Massachusetts and is the best pingpong player at the Tribune.
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The Brief: Some in Texas GOP agree on “rigged” election claim
Texas GOP Chairman Tom Mechler insists that voter fraud is a “real problem” in some “pockets of this state.”
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The Q&A: Gabe Collins and Hilmar Blumberg
Gabe Collins and Hilmar Blumberg are co-authors of an article about an alternative form of groundwater management by local groundwater districts.
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The Brief: Clinton to air ads in Texas weeks before general election
The move comes after a recent poll showed Clinton gaining on Trump in Texas.
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Jill Stein, in Austin, says third-party candidates can win in November
The Green Party presidential candidate visited typically red Texas three weeks before the general election, insisting that third-party candidates can make a difference in the polls.
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The Brief: Will a higher voter turnout spell trouble for the GOP?
Demographic shifts are leading to Democratic gains in areas such as Houston’s north side.
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The Brief: Count of Texas registered voters eclipses 15 million mark
As the state experiences a surge in those seeking to be eligible to vote Nov. 8, a new poll shows the race for president tightening here.
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Record 15 million Texans registered to vote
This number exceeds the state’s registration numbers in 2012 by more than a million voters.
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The Brief: State lawmakers discuss endangered children, policing
State lawmakers on Wednesday focused on improvements to the child welfare system and public safety.