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Harris County may continue using drive-thru voting, Texas Supreme Court rules - DefenderNetwork.com

Voters in the state's most populous county can continue casting their ballots for the fall election at 10 drive-thru polling places after the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a last-minute challenge by the Texas and Harris County Republican parties, one of many lawsuits in an election season ripe with litigation over voting access. The […]

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