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Early Voting Opens in Texas With Strong First-Day Turnout in Bexar and Harris Counties

High-profile San Antonio funding measures and a 17-amendment statewide slate appear to be drawing brisk early participation.

Overview

  • Bexar County logged 10,158 in-person ballots on Oct. 20, the first day of early voting, with 51 locations open through Oct. 31.
  • County data show wide site-by-site variation, with Lion’s Field and several branch libraries among the busiest and some campus and community centers seeing light traffic.
  • Harris County reported more than 10,700 in-person ballots and over 3,200 returned by mail in its initial early voting report.
  • Local measures in Bexar include Proposition A to raise hotel and rental-car taxes for Freeman Coliseum upgrades and Proposition B to help fund a proposed downtown Spurs arena.
  • All Texas voters will consider 17 proposed constitutional amendments, while Harris County’s ballot also includes a crowded special election in U.S. House District 18 that requires a majority to avoid a runoff.