Voting machine errors changed some Texans’ votes, civil rights watchdog says

AUSTIN — Some voters are reporting that they are voting a straight party ticket only to find that the voting machine recorded them selecting the candidate of another party for U.S. Senate, exposing a potential problem in the integrity of the state’s most high-profile contest and leading good government groups to sound the alarm.Voters, including several in the Houston area, have said they voted straight ticket Democrat during early voting this week. When reviewing their completed bal