Overview
- Statewide early in‑person voting runs Feb. 17–27 ahead of the March 3 primary in Texas’ open primary system.
- Dallas County will require assigned‑precinct sites on Election Day for both party primaries, though voters can use any of 73 early voting centers countywide through Feb. 27.
- Collin County’s first primary using hand‑marked paper ballots drew roughly double the previous primary’s first‑day turnout, with officials citing process tweaks to speed printing and marking.
- Applications to vote by mail must be received by county early voting clerks by Friday, Feb. 20, and eligibility is limited to voters 65 or older, those with an illness or disability, or those out of the county.
- Counties report early turnout, including more than 12,000 first‑day ballots cast in Bexar County, and most large counties offer countywide vote centers for early voting along with standard voter‑ID and no‑recording and no‑political‑apparel rules at polling places.