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Wichita Falls, TX – More people are heading to the polls across Texas.

State election officials say more than two million Texans cast ballots in the first eight days of early voting for the Nov. 4 general election.

Early voting started Oct. 20 and runs through Friday.

Secretary of State Hope Andrade says Texas now has 13.5 million registered voters.

That compares to 12.7 million registered voters for the March primaries.

Oklahoma City, OK – A provider fee on hospitals and other medical providers has been recommended as a way to greatly reduce the number of uninsured Oklahomans.

The state Health Care Tax Force heard recommendations from various advisory committees yesterday on reducing the state's uninsured population of more than 600,000. Oklahoma ranks 47th among the 50 states in the number of residents who do not have health care insurance.

Denver, CO – A Texas water district has won a court decision in its lawsuit over Oklahoma's ban on out of state water sales.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver yesterday denied a request by Oklahoma to throw out the lawsuit filed by the Tarrant Regional Water District in Fort Worth.

The judges also wrote that Oklahoma does not own the water located in the state.

The lawsuit claims Oklahoma's ban on selling water to out of state interests is unconstitutional.