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Podcast: The Dallas Morning News
Episode: Dallas County Republicans explore hand-counting tens of thousands of ballots in March ... and more news
Description: The Dallas County Republican Party could decide this month if it will hand-count tens of thousands of ballots that will be cast in its March 3 gubernatorial primary, a monumental proposal that elections experts say is prone to inaccuracies and logistical issues. In other news, the annual mandatory Texas STAAR test for millions of public school students would be gone in two years under legislation sent to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk late Wednesday; the town of Fairview is pushing back on McKinney’s expanding airport, creating a citizen’s task force to draft a plan to minimize the project’s potent...