“Early voting in Texas got underway on Monday. Voters will largely be deciding on local propositions and offices such as mayor, and they will determine the outcome of eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.
Despite no evidence for widespread voter fraud in Texas during the 2020 presidential election, state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday announced the formation of the 2021 Texas Election Integrity Unit.
According to Paxton, it ‘is a concentrated effort to devote agency lawyers, investigators, support staff, and resources to ensuring this local election season—which begins with early voting today, Monday, October 18—is run transparently and securely.'”