Texas Election Central

If Tuesday, Nov. 3, is already spoken for — the shift, the pickup, the line you'd rather not stand in after dark — here's the good news: you still have twelve days in front of you to vote before any of that. Early voting for Texas's 2026 general election opened Monday, Oct. 19, and runs through Friday, Oct. 30.

And you don't have to trek to some assigned polling place. A registered voter can cast a ballot at any early voting location in their county of registration, on any of those twelve days. Pick the lunch break you can actually take, the Saturday morning with no soccer, the Thursday after work — the schedule is built for all of them.

Hours that fit your week

State law sets a floor, and counties pile hours on top of it. A county's main early voting site has to stay open at least nine hours each weekday, and in the final stretch — Monday, Oct. 26 through Friday, Oct. 30 — at least twelve consecutive hours a day. Saturday, Oct. 24, is another twelve-hour day; Sunday, Oct. 25, is a shorter one, at least six hours. Doors open no earlier than 6 a.m. and close no later than 10 p.m., and on Sundays they can't open before 9 a.m.

Harris County voters have 75 early voting locations to choose from, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25.

What to bring

One photo ID does the job. A Texas driver license, personal ID card, handgun license, U.S. passport, or military ID are the most common. If you don't have one and can't reasonably obtain one, you can sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the polling place and show an approved supporting form of ID instead.

Pick your day

Your county sets its own exact hours and number of sites. Confirm yours at VoteTexas.gov or your local county election office, then pick your day now — not the last one.