Opponents say the "beach closures to facilitate the very risky, hazardous activity puts the public in danger."

Just before that extension ended, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked the order, saying voting should only happen “as permitted."

The Texas Supreme Court pondered how far the state can go in limiting access to a public beach during oral arguments Thursday in a case involving the closure of Boca Chica Beach for SpaceX’s rocket launches.

The Texas Supreme Court ordered the separation of nearly 2,000 ballots cast after 7 p.m. on Election Day in Dallas County. Whether those votes get counted in final results depends on the court's final ruling.

The Texas Supreme Court halted a lower court’s ruling on Tuesday that extended voting hours in Dallas County amid Democratic voter confusion at poll locations. The Lone Star State’s high court

Environmental groups argue a state law allowing Boca Chica Beach to be closed for SpaceX launches violates the Texas Constitution’s guarantee of free and unrestricted public beach access.

Dallas and Williamson counties closed centralized voting centers, which had become a common practice, at the request of local Republicans.

A Dallas County judge signed an order to keep polls open two hours later after widespread confusion over where people could vote.

Changes to Election Day voting procedures in two Texas counties on Tuesday led to hundreds of voters being turned away from polling places, angry recriminations from candidates and an 11th hour scramble to delay poll closings.

The law, the same one used to prosecute Joe Biden's son for illegal gun possession, has united an array of strange bedfellows, from conservative gun rights groups to liberal civil liberties groups.