[justiceseeker93]

The Texas Legislature enacted early voting in 1987. 1988 was the first year of in person absentee voting. In 1993 legislation mandated early voting statewide in all 254 counties.

If my memory is correct, all those events occurred when the Democrats ruled the state under "Ma" Richards. Hardly surprising that it went down that way. Democrats know that the more days you keep the polls open, the more voting fraud and cheating is abetted. (That doesn't mean that Texas doesn't have a relatively honest election system overall, compared to many states, because other protections against fraud and cheating are apparently followed.

[deport]

Actually it started under Bill Clements who took office Jan. 1987. Ann Richards took office Jan. 1991.

[deport]

The Texas Senate became GOP controlled in 1996 and the Texas House in 2002.

[Marcella]

“The Texas Legislature enacted early voting in 1987.
If my memory is correct, all those events occurred when the Democrats ruled the state under “Ma” Richards.”

Republican Bill Clements was governor of Texas in 1987 until 1991. Early voting started under Clements.