election

I hope those going to Parler don't completely leave all other social media. It's hard to find balance and work together when we are no longer connected.

If you voted early and want to check on the status of your ballot, this online tool can tell you whether or not it's been counted.

Over centuries, in many cultures, people sacrificed much to pave the way for our voices to matter. We can't take this right and privilege for granted.

Voter selfies are all over social media right now, but most of them don't include the actual ballot. This is what will happen if you post a ballot selfie in Texas.

Based on the line at my early voting site, the turnout for this election is going to be huge. Once you get inside the polling location, you'll find two small surprises.

Be seen. Be heard. Vote November 3rd.

Early voters can go to any location without worrying about the precinct, and the lines may be shorter than they will be on election day. Those are two big reasons to get it done. If you're planning on casting an early ballot, you've got five locations to choose from in Smith County.

Its been dominating the news for months now, the Presidential election! Tuesday, November 8th a President elect will be picked by the American people and sworn into office January 20, 2017! Before that happens though we've got to get out there and vote for your favorite candidate - whether they're red, blue, green or purple - you've got to vote!

Part of the idea behind early voting is to help us avoid long lines on Election Day, but early voting has become so popular that we sometimes hit long lines there too. I think I may have discovered the best time of day to go, to avoid long lines. Oh, and I voted for...

With the first day of early voting in the 2016 Presidential election behind us, more than 5,000 Smith County residents turned out yesterday to cast their ballot early.

Texas is good at many things, but apparently voting ain't one of them.  Texas ranks near the bottom for voter turnout, and there's only one thing we can do to change that.  Vote!

The race for the November ballot and certain East Texas offices continues today with runoff elections because the results from the elections held earlier in May were just too close to declare a winner!