The Texas Department of Public Safety knew about problems with its voter registration portal since March 2025, when a programming error prevented nearly 1,000 applications from being processed, but the issue persisted. In October 2025, a software update created a massive backlog of at least 500,000 voter registration records that had to be sent to county officials just before the November 3 midterm election, prompting criticism that state agencies failed to adequately test system updates.