Travis County: More early votes cast in 2020 than total ballots cast in 2016

News and updates from Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Thursday's Top Story [Travis County: More early votes cast in 2020 than total ballots cast in 2016]( [Travis County: More early votes cast in 2020 than total ballots cast in 2016]( Travis County by Wednesday collected more than 485,000 in-person and mail-in ballots since early voting began Oct. 13 - surpassing the total number of votes in 2016 - and two days of early voting remain. [Read More »]( Local News [US judge requires face masks in Texas polling locations; appeals court halts ruling]( [US judge requires face masks in Texas polling locations; appeals court halts ruling]( A San Antonio federal judge has ordered everyone who enters or works at a Texas polling place to wear a face covering as a pandemic safety precaution. 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