Election Day in Dallas–Fort Worth: Polls Open Tuesday 7 to 7, and What Is Actually on the Ballot
Tuesday, November 3 is the last chance to vote in the 2026 midterms. Dallas and Tarrant county voters can use any vote center in their county — and beyond the Senate and governor's races, North Texas ballots carry a $443 million Dallas public-safety bond and a Dallas County tax-rate vote.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, and it is the final word on the 2026 midterms: polls across Texas are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., anyone in line at 7 p.m. can still cast a ballot, and mail ballots are due back by 7 p.m. that day. Early voting closed Friday, October 30 — in Dallas County, voters can cast their Election Day ballot at any vote center in the county, and Tarrant County runs the same any-center system, according to the Dallas Regional Chamber's voter resources. Texas requires an approved form of photo ID to vote in person, and registration and location checks run through VoteTexas.gov and DallasCountyVotes.org.
The top of the ballot is statewide and national: the U.S. Senate race and the governor's race lead a ticket that also carries state and local judicial offices and county offices in both big Metroplex counties, the Dallas Patriot's voter guide notes. There are no statewide constitutional amendments on the Texas ballot this year — the decisions below the big races are local, and several of them are about money.
In Dallas, Proposition A asks voters to authorize $443 million in general obligation bonds for police, fire and emergency-services facilities and land, repaid through a property tax. Dallas County's tax-rate election would approve a rate of $0.248650 per $100 of value — above the $0.224650 voter-approval rate — to raise about $102.9 million a year for homelessness, mental health and housing stability programs, according to the MetroTex voter guide. Further north, Collin County voters decide an $817.5 million bond package and Plano voters an arena tax. Rain is forecast to be heavy on Tuesday, so the practical advice from this desk is simple: pick your vote center, bring your photo ID, and leave earlier than you think you need to.
