Austinites are set to vote on a pair of conflicting measures relating to police oversight. One would increase citizen involvement in investigations into police misconduct, and the other could weaken it. Thursday is the deadline to register to vote.
on the ballot. Hays County will also have propositions for new roads and water facilities, as well as increasing property taxes to help fund the county's emergency services.
You can register to vote in Texas if:You are at least 17 years and 10 months old on the date your voter registration application is submitted, and you are 18 years of age on Election Day;You have not been declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
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