The ruling came after Republican activists in Texas tried to get elections officials to throw out nearly 127,000 ballots.

Experts predict historic turnout after all of the ballots are cast.

Republicans tried, and failed, to invalidate 127,000 votes.

It’s a last-ditch effort to throw out ballots in a key state.

Massive turnout has already surpassed that of 2016 in some parts of the state.

An estimated 60% of new registered voters in Texas are likely to be Democrats, and that’s bad for Trump.

Texas Rep. Chip Roy accused mass shooting survivor David Hogg of feigning ‘compassion’ for migrant kids.

A recent Public Policy Polling poll found Cornyn leading his opponent by just 3 points.

A new rule change would allow social workers to reject LGBTQ clients or those with disabilities.

More than 21 million votes have already been cast in the 2020 election — with Democrats far outpacing Republicans.

Thanks to them, there will be just one ballot drop-off box for all of Houston.

Gov. Greg Abbott is also hiring ‘poll watchers.’

Voters of all stripes regret their 2016 vote for Donald Trump and say they are backing Joe Biden this time around.

John Cornyn’s Democratic challenger, MJ Hegar, received an outpouring of financial support — and a coveted Obama endorsement — in the wake of Ginsburg’s death.

MJ Hegar’s tattoos conceal the scars from shrapnel wounds sustained during her service in Afghanistan as an Air Force helicopter pilot.

The ACLU says it will not back down from fighting back against the unlawful bans.

Also: Good news for the 2020 census, and Maine is set to use ranked-choice voting in November.

Texas plans to cut programs providing birth control and cancer screenings to people with lower incomes.

Texas Rep. Roger Williams made repeated use of the dog-whistle term in describing the majority-minority state capital.

New reporting shows the effects of conservative states’ virus-era bans on abortion.

Gov. Kim Reynolds is the third Republican governor in recent days to dismiss the advice of local health experts.

When Obama does it, it’s ‘meddling.’ When Dan Crenshaw does it, it’s fine.

He has broken his promises on background checks and red-flag laws.

Also: Michelle Obama debuts a new podcast, and the House honors the late Rep. John Lewis by naming voting rights legislation after him.

Several other top Republicans joined Gov. Greg Abbott in declaring that only local school boards, not health professionals, can decide if schools should close during the pandemic.

‘This virus is tough, but Texas is tougher,’ Biden says in a new ad.

Also: States join together to fight climate change, and Texas breaks a decades-old voter turnout record.

The Texas Republican Party reportedly wants to create an electoral college system within the state that could overturn the popular vote in choosing statewide elected officials.

The traditionally Republican stronghold could be a battleground state in 2020.

Local Republican Party chapters in Texas voted to censure Abbott for requiring face masks and implementing other policies meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus.