Overview
- Officials reported 148,077 early ballots cast through Oct. 31, including 143,504 in person and 4,573 by mail, equal to about 11–11.5% of registered voters.
- Up to 75,000 additional voters are projected on Election Day, with countywide voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and faster check‑in after deploying more iPads.
- Proposition B would direct up to $311 million from hotel and rental‑car venue taxes toward a proposed $1.3 billion downtown arena, alongside $489 million from the city and about $500 million plus cost overruns from the Spurs.
- Proposition A would allocate roughly $192 million in venue‑tax revenue to upgrade Freeman Coliseum, Frost Bank Center and Stock Show & Rodeo facilities, with campaigns led by the Spurs‑backed Win Together PAC raising over $7 million against lightly funded opposition.
- Statewide early voting reached more than 1.4 million ballots, or about 7.8% turnout, with Travis County near 13% and Bexar County around 11–11.5% as Texans also consider 17 constitutional amendments.