AUSTIN — Texas county election offices are working through thousands of voter-registration records that accumulated over 11 months in the state Department of Public Safety’s online portal, with election deadlines approaching and new state funding intended to help manage the workload. The Texas Association of County Election Officials said Monday it welcomed the financial assistance from Secretary of State Robert Howden and the agency’s Elections Division. The association said counties face an unusually heavy load because the records arrived on top of the seasonal rise in registration activity that typically precedes a deadline. The association said local offices were not responsible for creating the backlog and that the extra work was not included in many county budgets. It did not disclose the amount of state aid in its statement. County voter registrars are working to process valid applications submitted by the deadline in time for the upcoming election, the association said. It urged voters to check their registration status before filing another application, which could create duplicate records. Texans can check through the state’s voter-registration website. The group also renewed criticism of the Texas Election Administration Management system, known as TEAM, which county officials use to manage registration data. It said officials across the state continue to encounter widespread functionality problems and attributed them to what it called fundamental design failures by Civix, the system’s vendor. TACEO said county election officials have raised concerns about TEAM over the past year, including in testimony to state legislative committees and in written comments to the Texas House Elections Committee earlier this year. The association said maintaining accurate voter rolls is central to election administration, while emphasizing that county staff remain responsible for processing registrations despite the system difficulties. It said officials would continue working to deliver a secure and accurate election.