Plan Your Vote SA Elections

Bexar County, Texas

The November 3 general election is coming — here’s how to be ready

Everything you need to register, understand your ballot, and show up prepared — written in plain language, all in one place.

General Election

November 3, 2026 General Election

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · Polls 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Early voting: Oct 19 – 30 · Last day to register: Oct 5

— until Election Day

This is the big one: Texas statewide offices, U.S. Congress, the state Legislature, and local races — plus any state constitutional amendments on the ballot. Every registered Bexar County voter can take part.

See what’s on your ballot →

Where do you want to start?

Four quick paths covering the most common voter questions.

Local races, big impact

Why your vote matters — especially here

The races at the top of the ballot get the headlines. But the contests that shape your everyday life — your county government, school board, local judges, and the propositions on your ballot — are decided right here, often by a thin slice of the people who show up.

The down-ballot races are the close ones

The top of the ballot draws the crowd, but county, judicial, and local races routinely come down to a few hundred votes. Your ballot carries the most weight exactly where the field is smallest — the offices closest to home.

Local offices shape daily life

School boards, city councils, and special districts set property-tax rates, approve bonds, and decide what gets built on your street.

Close races are normal here

Suburban city, school-trustee, and constable races in Bexar County are regularly decided by a few dozen votes. Showing up genuinely matters.

Plan Your Vote SA is a non-partisan Bexar County voter-information project. We don’t tell you how to vote — we help you show up informed. About this site →