ELECTIONS
Primary ELECTIONS
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - Primary Election
Tues - Oct 9, 2025, First day to file for a place on the Primary ballot for precinct chair candidates.
Sat - Nov 8, 2025 - First day to file for all other candidates for offices that are regularly scheduled to be on the Primary ballot; first day for independent candidates to file declaration of intent.
Mon - Dec 8, 2025 - Filing deadline for primary candidates; filing deadline for independent candidates to file declaration of intent.
Thur - Jan 1, 2026 - First day to apply for a ballot by mail using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Postcard Application (FPCA).
Mon - Feb 2, 2026 - Last Day to Register to Vote
Tues - Feb 17, 2026 - First Day of Early Voting
Fri - Feb 20, 2026 - Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)
Fri - Feb 27, 2026 - Last Day of Early Voting
Tues - Mar 3, 2026 - Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail
Republican Primary Election Day - Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Local ELECTIONS
Saturday, May 2, 2026 – Uniform Election Date (Limited)
Jan 1, 2026 - First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
Jan 14, 2026 - last Day for Candidates Planning to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot (Local Non-County Political Subdivisions Only) to Register to Vote or Update Voter Registration
Jan 14, 2026 - First Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot
Feb 13, 2026 - Last Day to Order General Election or Special Election on a Measure & Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot
Feb 17, 2026 - Last Day to File a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy
Apr 2, 2026 - Last Day to Register to Vote
Apr 20, 2026 - First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance & Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)
Apr 28, 2026 - Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
May 2, 2026 - Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail
Saturday, May 2, 2026 – Uniform Election Date (Limited)
Special ELECTION
General Special Election
Tuesday, November - 4
Texans will once again have a chance this fall to shape the state Constitution. On Election Day, Nov. 4, voters will decide on 17 proposed constitutional amendments passed by the Legislature earlier this year. Each proposition requires majority approval to take effect. Early voting starts next week, running from Oct. 20–31.
These measures cover a wide range of issues from taxes and education to infrastructure, judicial reform, and parental rights. Here’s a plain-language breakdown of what each one would do:
Proposition 1
Create a permanent fund to help Texas State Technical Colleges build facilities and expand workforce education.
Proposition 2
Ban the state from ever creating a capital gains tax on investment profits.
Proposition 3
Allow judges to deny bail to people accused of certain serious violent crimes.
Proposition 4
Establish a Texas Water Fund to finance long-term water infrastructure projects across the state.
Proposition 5
Exempt animal feed inventories held by retailers from property taxes.
Proposition 6
Prohibit the state from taxing securities transactions or imposing new taxes on financial trades.
Proposition 7
Extend property tax exemptions to surviving spouses of veterans who died from service-connected causes.
Proposition 8
Constitutionally ban any inheritance or estate tax (which Texas currently does not levy).
Proposition 9
Allow the Legislature to exempt certain business equipment and machinery from property taxes.
Proposition 10
Let homeowners receive a temporary property tax exemption on repaired portions of homes damaged by fire.
Proposition 11
Increase school property tax exemptions for seniors and Texans with disabilities.
Proposition 12
Overhaul how the State Commission on Judicial Conduct operates, including how judges are investigated and disciplined.
Proposition 13
Raise the school homestead property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000.
Proposition 14
Create a Texas Institute for Dementia Research and Prevention with $3 billion in state funding.
Proposition 15
Add constitutional language affirming parents’ rights to direct their children’s education and upbringing.
Proposition 16
Specify that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in Texas elections.
Proposition 17
Allow border-county governments to exempt certain property used for border-security infrastructure from tax increases.