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Story summary
- Tarrant County Republican officials proposed cutting Election Day polling sites from 316 to 176, which prompted backlash.
- County Judge Tim O’Hare (R) and commissioners delayed the plan on August 4, 2026 and moved the vote to September 1 after opposition.
- A voting-rights coalition led by congressional candidate Nathan Smith demanded restoring the 2022 site count and publishing the selection method.
- Commissioners later tabled the cuts and added more polls.
- O’Hare promised a revised proposal.
