US Postal Inspectors are working to find the people responsible for dumping two bins of stolen mail in a townhome complex dumpster. However, an employee from the Guess Law Firm collected some of the legal documents prior to the postal employee arriving. Inspectors have reviewed surveillance images of two suspects dumping stolen mail into a dumpster at that location. Customers can place their mail into the mail slot inside the lobby of their local post office. For more information on how the Postal Inspection Service is helping to protect your election mail, visit our website: www.uspis.gov/election-mail-security/.

But that fiasco could be nothing compared to this year’s election -- and not just regarding who is elected president. There will be more mail-in ballots submitted than ever. The United States Postal Service is struggling with financial issues, which could delay the mailing of ballots throughout the country, according to CNBC. In August, the USPS sent letters to 46 states and Washington, D.C. warning that some main-in ballots might not arrive in time to be counted by Election Day, according to the Washington Post. Mail-in ballots take longer to count.

HOUSTON – The Harris County Clerk, Chris Hollins expresses outrage at Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that limits the number of places voters can drop-off their mail-in ballots to one per county. According to the order, mail ballots can be dropped off in-person at only one place that is designated by each county’s early-voting clerk. For Harris County, that is NRG Arena. People can find voting locations in Harris County at Harrisvotes.com/locations.

HOUSTON – Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins announced a new ballot tracking system that will help voters who applied to vote by mail keep tabs on the progress of their application. This is the first time Harris County voters will have the opportunity to track the status of their application form when it received to when their ballot is mailed out and received back, according to a news release. “The Mail Ballot Activity Tracker will provide voters with more information about the status of their vote-by-mail application and mail ballot and will give them an idea of when they can expect to receive election-related mail,” according to the release. Hollins said the Harris County Clerk’s Office is expecting a record number of mail-in ballots, so “providing voters with more information –– so they are able to track their application status when their ballot is mailed to them, and when my office receives their ballot –– gives voters peace of mind about the mail voting process.”Hollins encourages anyone who has applied to vote by mail, to track their application and ballot using the tracker. From there, simply enter your name, date of birth and either the last four digits of your Social Security Number or your Texas ID number.

An intermediate state appeals court on Friday sided with Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins in his quest to mail applications for absentee ballots in the November election to every registered voter in the county. But the ruling will not take effect before the case is heard by the Texas Supreme Court. “The State failed to meet its burden of showing that mailing the applications will result in irreparable injury,” the panel wrote. Harris County came under fire from Texas Republicans after announcing it planned to mail out applications for mail-in ballots to all 2.4 million registered voters in the county. The county has already mailed out applications to voters who are 65 and older, as it did in the July primary runoffs.