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Texas surpassed 1 million votes on first day of early voting

People wait in a long line outside at the Metropolitan Multi-Services Center, 1475 W. Gray St., during the first day of early voting Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 in Houston. The line wrapped around the baseball field.
People wait in a long line outside at the Metropolitan Multi-Services Center, 1475 W. Gray St., during the first day of early voting Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 in Houston. The line wrapped around the baseball field.
Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer

More than a million Texans have already cast ballots after just the first day of early voting.

And the state isn’t even finished counting the first day’s numbers.

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Record breaking early voting, combined with unusually high mail-in ballot returns show Texas has already surpassed 1 million votes with still three more weeks of voting come.

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Students at Texas Southern University accepted Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner's march to the polls event, kicking off early voting on Oct. 13, 2020.
Video: Melissa Phillip Houston Chronicle, Laura Duclos Houston Chronicle

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