The Texas Tribune reported Wednesday that tens of thousands of voter registration applications, some dating back at least a year, are caught in a backlog and have yet to be processed due to an error by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Some voter registration applications and updates submitted through the DPS's online driver's license portal were never sent to county voter registrars, the state told county election officials.

The Brown County Elections Office has shared the following information: "Over the past 24 hours, Texas county voter registrars across the state have received a flood of new voter registrations and updates to voter registration records submitted through the Texas Department of Public Safety. Some of these submissions date as far back as October 2025 but were not sent to Texas county voter registrars until this week. In Brown County, we received approximately 690 records to process as a result of a technological error at the state level that caused this major backlog. Texas voters should be confident that Texas county election officials are working around the clock to ensure valid voter registrations submitted in a timely manner before the deadline will be processed appropriately, despite the challenges and additional time that this backlog has created. We encourage Texas voters to verify their registration status by visiting VoteTexas.gov or by contacting their county voter registrar to verify that their current voter registration information is updated and on file ahead of the October 5th deadline.".