Waller County once again voted to deny students at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) equal and accessible access to vote on campus in the first early vote week of the midterm election. Waller County Commissioner's Court held an emergency meeting to revisit their election plan and expand early voting on campus at PVAMU, the second oldest Texas public university and a Historically Black College. The Commissioners Court voted on October 17 to uphold a previous plan to only provide three days of early voting on the PVAMU campus in the second week. "I worked extensively with Senators Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) and Royce West (D-Dallas), the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), students and leaders from PVAMU and Waller County Commissioners Court in hopes that an amicable solution could be met. Unfortunately, Waller County Commissioner's Court refused to provide equal access and opportunity to vote during the entire early voting period compared to other parts of the county," said Senator Borris Miles. Waller County has a long, well-documented history of voter suppression, which dates back to 1979 when the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Black students who registered to vote at their college address. Waller County once again voted to deny students at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) equal and accessible access to vote on campus in the first early vote week of the midterm election. Waller County Commissioner's Court held an emergency meeting to revisit their election plan and expand early voting on campus at PVAMU, the second oldest Texas public university and a Historically Black College. The Commissioners Court voted on October 17 to uphold a previous plan to only provide three days of early voting on the PVAMU campus in the second week. "I worked extensively with Senators Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) and Royce West (D-Dallas), the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), students and leaders from PVAMU and Waller County Commissioners Court in hopes that an amicable solution could be met. Unfortunately, Waller County Commissioner's Court refused to provide equal access and opportunity to vote during the entire early voting period compared to other parts of the county," said Senator Borris Miles. Waller County has a long, well-documented history of voter suppression, which dates back to 1979 when the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Black students who registered to vote at their college address.