Travis County Republican Party Chairman Matt Mackowiak made an urgent announcement last Tuesday, more than a week into early voting: The local GOP had sued the Travis County elections administrator, alleging that she created a “severe deficiency” in the number of Republican poll workers at the county’s 170-plus voting locations.

Read more On Monday, the Texas Supreme Court rejected an emergency motion from the Travis County Republican Party (TCRP) that aimed to force the Travis County Clerk to replace election officials at polling sites on Election Day after the party alleged there was an imbalance of Democrat and Republican poll workers.

The Texas Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Travis GOP over the political makeup of poll workers. The Texas Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Travis County Republican Party alleging there were not enough Republican election workers at polling sites.

The state's highest civil court said Travis County might have violated election law but that the county GOP acted too late and offered scant evidence.