Travis Bubenik
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Marfa Public Radio
Early voting is underway and continues through Nov. 1, with Election Day set for Nov. 5. Permian Basin voters are deciding on a number of competitive local races. Most candidates in the Big Bend region’s local races are running unopposed, although Marathon-area residents are deciding on multiple school board seats.
Mitch Borden
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Marfa Public Radio
Tony Gutierrez/AP
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Texas Public Radio
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AFP via Getty Images/AFPNadra Wilson and other Virginians got letters saying her U.S. citizenship was in question, along with her voter registration. “I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. — I'm a citizen,” Wilson told NPR.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the federal government of failing to provide citizenship data for registered voters, even as he acknowledged that the vast majority of the people on the rolls are lawful voters. -
To win, the congressman needs to convince Texas voters to break decades of precedent. Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat to a statewide office in three decades.
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