Early voting in Texas for the 2024 election got off to a hot start Monday, with more than 840,000 people casting their ballots in person statewide. Preliminary data from the Texas Secretary of State's office shows that 843,130 people voted early on Monday, which comes out to over 4.5% of registered voters.

Record numbers of Texans turned out Monday for the first day of early voting — numbers that were particularly concentrated in several of the state’s blue-leaning urban and suburban counties. With national attention drawn to the close race between incumbent Texas Sen.

The deadline to apply for a ballot by mail is Oct. 25. Remember, it must be received by this date, not just postmarked. To apply for a mail-in ballot, print the form from the Texas Secretary of State website and mail it to the early voting clerk in your county.

Democrats in Texas will once again wait on Election Day to find out whether this is the year they can win a statewide race after three decades of losing to Republicans.

The early voting period in El Paso runs from Monday, Oct. 21, through Friday, Nov. 1. Voters can cast ballots at any voting location in the city.

Ann Harris Bennett, who has oversight over voter registrations in the most populous county in Texas, has only sent 18 emails from her work account this year.

The vice president will head to Houston on Friday, hoping to use the issue to peel moderate voters away from Donald J. Trump, who is almost certain to win the state.

The latest six polls listed on the Real Clear Politics website show Republican Ted Cruz leading Democrat Collin Allred by an average of 4.5 percentage points.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will travel to Texas on Friday for an abortion-rights event as Democrats' hopes rise they can win a Senate seat in the Republican stronghold, according to a senior Harris campaign official.

A new ad from Rep. Caroline Harris Davila raises eyebrows in what increasingly appears to be a competitive race.

Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a Friday rally in Houston intended to highlight the consequences of Texas’ near-total abortion ban.