WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will travel to Texas on Friday for an abortion-rights event as Democrats' hopes rise they can win a Senate seat in the Republican stronghold, according to a senior Harris campaign official.

Democrats in Texas will once again wait on Election Day to find out whether this is the year they can win a statewide race after three decades of losing to Republicans.

The latest six polls listed on the Real Clear Politics website show Republican Ted Cruz leading Democrat Collin Allred by an average of 4.5 percentage points.

For the past three election cycles, Democrats in Kendall County, Texas, have put up billboards encouraging people to vote Democratic. The billboard is a signal that while the county may be overwhelmingly Republican, it’s not entirely Republican.

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Thousands of Texans cast ballots on Monday, the first day of early voting, with many saying that immigration, abortion and the economy were driving their votes. Lines snaked outside several polling places across North Texas, including Oak Lawn Branch Library in Dallas and Carpenter Park Recreation Center in Plano.

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Texas on Friday for an attention-grabbing campaign event highlighting reproductive freedom in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential campaign. Texas is not a swing state,

Vice President Kamala Harris will hold an abortion-rights event in Houston Friday, as she continues to argue that former President Donald Trump is responsible for state-level abortion restrictions like the law in Texas.

All polling locations in Texas must meet accessibility standards, including entrances and exits at least 32 inches wide and accessible curbs and stairs. Each location usually has at least one type of accessible voting equipment to accommodate voters, but you may want to check.

At the Maverick Activities Center at the University of Texas at Arlington, young voters were particularly enthusiastic.

Vice President Kamala Harris is coming back to Houston for a campaign rally on Friday as the first week of in-person early voting wraps up. The Democrat’s campaign has not announced the exact location,