U.S. judges have denied requests from the Republican-led states of Missouri and Texas to block the federal government from sending lawyers to their states on Election Day to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws.

A pair of federal judges rejected requests from the attorneys general of Missouri and Texas seeking to block the Justice Department's plan to send election monitors to polling places in their states on Election Day Tuesday.

Severe thunderstorms are erupting once again and will continue into the evening from northeastern Texas to southwestern Missouri, according to the FOX Forecast Center. Tornadoes, a couple of which may be strong, and damaging winds will be the main hazards with any severe storms.

On Monday at 2:50 p.m. the NWS Fort Worth TX issued an updated tornado watch in effect until 6 p.m. The watch is for Collin, Dallas, Delta, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar,