In order to have a mail in ballot, in Texas, you must request it in advance. The polling places were closed too close to election day, for this to happen. I live in a state in which mail in ballots are the standard. We do have drop boxes, also. Interestingly, we have areas o the state that are solidly Republican. In those areas, Republicans win elections. Not one bill has been introduced by the majority Democratic Party to reduce drop boxes in Republican areas.