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| |  | Over 1.2 million voters in Texas have been added the state's voter suspense list. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP via Getty Images) |
| What To Know About the Texas Voter Suspense List | Over 1 million voters in Texas have had their voter registration flagged after local election officials raised questions about whether they still live at the addresses they're registered with. | - County officials must keep voter rolls current. Every two years, county registrars mail new voter certificates to all active voters. If those get marked as undeliverable by the U.S. Postal Service, it alerts the registrar, and the voter gets added to the suspense list. After two federal election cycles on the list, the voter registration gets canceled from voter rolls. [The Texas Tribune]
- What does this mean? Despite the alarming name, being on the suspense list does not mean you can't vote in the upcoming November election. It just means you need to update or confirm your address before the Oct. 5 voter registration deadline. [Axios Austin]
- Not sure if you're on the list? You can check your registration status online or by contacting the Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar. [VoteTexas.gov]
- In other election news: Last week, Travis County joined a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order requiring USPS to only deliver mail-in ballots to those deemed eligible by the state. This week, a USPS official filed a whistle blower report warning that the order could lead to a "catastrophic failure" in the mail-ballot system ahead of November's midterm elections. [KUT, The New York Times]
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| What Austin's Talking About |
| Austin Man Allowed To Return After Deportation | Brian José Morales García, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen living in Austin, was deported after a police encounter during a traffic stop in April. The U.S. Department of Justice has allowed García to return to the country while his case moves through the courts. [KUT] | | Dinosaur Print Discovered in Hutto | A hiker recently uncovered a dinosaur print along Brushy Creek in Hutto. Experts suspect it came from a large, two-legged, plant-eating dinosaur, possibly a Hadrosaur. This type of dino could grow to be up to 20 feet long! [KVUE] | | Another South Congress Restaurant To Close | Taste of Ethiopia will close its doors on South Congress Avenue on Sept. 30 after 12 years in business. The owners cited the rising costs of operating in the area as the reason they decided not to renew their lease. [Culture Map Austin] | | Ramen del Barrio Opens New, Bigger Shop | After moving out of Asian grocery store Hana World Market, the award-winning Mexican ramen shop is now open in a 2,600 square-foot location off Kramer Lane. Though you can expect to wait in line during rush hours, the restaurant can now nearly triple the amount of ramen it serves. [Texas Monthly 🔒] |
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