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At several polling sites, turnout was strong but tensions were high as voters discovered they were in the wrong place for Election Day voting.
Williamson County warned it did not expect results for the GOP races on Tuesday because of polling place changes. The change is the result of a request from the local Republican Party.
In January, both the Dallas and Williamson County Republican parties did away with countywide voting on Election Day, the Texas Tribune reported at the time . That means voters in these counties — Republicans and Democrats — are now required to cast ballots at assigned neighborhood polling places instead of at any polling place in the county.
For the first time in more than a decade, Williamson County voters were required to cast ballots at their own precincts, instead of being allowed to vote anywhere countywide.
It's Election Day. Follow along for real-time results and turnout trends from Austin as Texas primary voting unfolds.