
POV: Early voting is faster than a Chick-fil-A drive-thru
| October 29, 2025
Things that take longer than early voting:
👉  Preheating your oven
👉  Checking out at H-E-B
👉  Waiting for the barista to make your latte
👉  Basically everything
You can still vote early in Texas through Oct. 31 or cast your ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Nearly 75K Houstonians cast a ballot during the first week of early voting in Texas
by Sierra Rozen
| October 27, 2025
One week of early voting is in the books for Harris County, and the unofficial numbers have fallen short compared to past years. The good news is that Houstonians still have until Friday to cast their ballot before Election Day.

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Local elections let Texas voters shape their communities
| October 23, 2025
My neighbor Tamara is tired of politics; she tells me this all the time. She says she doesn’t watch the news except for the weather, and would rather read a good book instead. I get it, I tell her, as I drop off a paperback I just finished. But Tamara is also pretty fed up […]

Grab a free ride to the polls during early voting in Houston with METRO
by Sierra Rozen
| October 20, 2025
Community | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | HTX | lawmakers | local politics | political | politics | state legislature | VOTING IN TEXAS
Transit authorities across Houston are offering free rides to the polls during the early voting period (which lasts until Oct. 31) and on Election Day (which falls on Tuesday, Nov. 4 this year). The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is offering free roundtrip rides to Houstonians looking to cast their vote.

17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know.
| September 22, 2025
austin | ballot | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | election | elections | lawmakers | laws | local politics | TEXAS | texas voter | Voter Resources | Voter Stories | VOTING IN TEXAS
By MarÃa Méndez, The Texas Tribune “17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The […]


