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The two people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity due to fears about retaliation, said Paxton acknowledged the affair in 2018 to senior members of his office and political staff.
Tarrant County is still processing absentee ballots the election board had trouble scanning due to a barcode issue.
A federal judge is criticizing the U.S. Postal Service for failing to comply with a deadline to sweep several facilities for missing mail-in ballots on Election Day.
"One of the net takeaways from this election is that in Texas, not a lot changed," said Kimi King, a political science professor at the University of North Texas.
Democrats had hoped to make big gains in the state, but Dave Carney, political consultant for Governor Greg Abbott's campaign said it was a bad night for Texas Democrats. "They got crushed."
It's a topic the university felt was important as stress weighs on the school's many first-time voters
In an urgent court hearing Wednesday, Tarrant County's elections administrator asked a judge to allow his office more time to count thousands of defective mail-in ballots.
The wait to find out who will become the next president of the U.S. has created widespread anxiety for some voters.
The North Texas race for the open 24th congressional district is in the midst of ballot controversy nearly 24 hours after polls closed on Election Day.
Candidates in Texas have 10 days after an election to pull up their signs or face a possible fine.
"This is not the outcome we wanted, but one we fully expected," said Shemwell in a statement.
Commuters at the West End DART station in downtown Dallas said they are anxiously awaiting the results of the presidential election.
Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, who lived in the Houston area for 15 years during his time at the Johnson Space Center has won the Arizona Senate seat once held by John McCain.
CBS News projects that President Donald J. Trump has won Texas' 38 electoral votes.
A federal judge has ordered U.S. Postal Service inspectors to sweep locations in several states for left behind mail-in ballots and to send them to be counted immediately.
