Here are some last-minute resources for 'choosy voters'

According to early voting and polling data, Texas Republican voters are keeping true to their reputation as good closers. 

By week 2 of early voting it seemed there were enough swing voters and Republicans still waiting in the wings to radically affect any outcome. An analysis in The Federalist today indicates that Republicans are narrowly outperforming Democrats in the Lone Star State, with Democratic turnout having actually dropped by around a point-and-a-half.

Strong closers conservative voters are, yes. But this year many Republicans may also be waiting to vote until Election Day because of the lack of a straight-ticket voting option on this year's ballot. In other words, "choosy voters" are opting to study the ballot and get all the facts before weeding through each race at the ballot booth (in the way savvy shoppers in 1960s TV commercials apparently scrutinized the texture of competing brands of peanut butter -- click the image above if that's way before your time).

For these voters who have waited until just now to cast a ballot there is no shame. The lines are relatively short today. Most voters have already turned out during early voting due to COVID-19 concerns as well as continuing a trend which has led to over half of all voters now voting before election day. Early voting has already outpaced the entire turnout of 2016 in Travis County.

Picky conservative voters rejoice: the Travis County Republican Party is making it easy for you with a list of links to voter guides and websites for all Travis County candidates at www.travisgop.com/candidates. The Travis GOP is also including a "cheat sheet" this year via a Google Doc that can be printed and taken into the polling place or shared with neighbors and friends.

Polls close at 7 p.m. See www.votetravis.com for wait times, sample ballots, and locations for all of Travis County's 178 election day vote centers.

In short: go ahead and be selective. There's plenty of room at the polls for you this year. If you're in line by 7 p.m. you still get to vote, but we recommend going mid-day.