Federal appeals court temporarily blocks vote-by-mail expansion

The Texas Tribune explains the latest development in the legal battle over expanding eligibility to vote by mail to all Texans during the pandemic:

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The developments are the latest in a legal tennis match that in the last week alone has twice opened and then shut the door on a massive expansion of absentee voting in Texas as federal and state courts consider challenges to the state's rules for mail-in voting. The issue is being fought on two fronts now, but both likely lead to the U.S. Supreme Court as Texas Republican officials continue to resist expanding voting by mail during the pandemic.