Texas Voter Hub: Everything you need to vote Nov. 3

For an Edinburg voter off Closner Boulevard or out by Sugar Road, the November 3, 2026 ballot is not a far-away list from Austin and Washington. It is the people who will set Hidalgo County’s property tax rate, sit on the Edinburg school board, and carry the Valley’s case to the statehouse. We’ve collected everything you need to vote this November 3 — registration and ID, county deadlines and drop-off points, and the races that reach your street. Scroll to see state, county, and city information.

State Voting Rules

Registration

• The deadline to register for the November 3, 2026 election was Monday, October 5, 2026. Mailed applications had to be postmarked by that date; if you are not already on the rolls, you cannot be added for this election.
• Texas registration becomes effective 30 days after the application is submitted and accepted, which is why the final day to register fell in early October.
• You can check your registration online through the Texas Secretary of State’s “Am I Registered?” portal on VoteTexas.gov, searching by Voter Unique Identifier (VUID), Texas driver’s-license number, or first and last name.
• Registration records are kept at the county level.

Photo ID at the polls

Texas accepts one of seven forms of photo ID:

• Texas driver license
• Texas Election Identification Certificate
• Texas personal ID card
• Texas handgun license
• U.S. military ID with photo
• U.S. citizenship certificate with photo
• U.S. passport (book or card)

The first four are issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

• Except for a U.S. citizenship certificate, the ID must be current. Voters 18 to 69 may use an otherwise acceptable ID expired by no more than four years; voters 70 or older may use an otherwise valid ID regardless of how long ago it expired.
• A registered voter without one of the seven photo IDs, and unable to reasonably obtain one, may sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the polling place and present an alternative — a voter registration certificate, utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or certified birth certificate — and still cast a regular ballot.
• Reasonable impediments Texas recognizes include a lack of transportation, disability or illness, missing documents needed for a photo ID, a work schedule, family responsibilities, a lost or stolen ID, or an ID that was applied for but has not yet arrived.

Three ways to cast your vote

• In-person early voting statewide runs Monday, October 19 through Friday, October 30, 2026.
• To vote by mail, the application must be received by the early voting clerk no later than Friday, October 23, 2026 — a postmark alone is not enough.
• Texas limits mail voting to people who are 65 or older on Election Day, sick or disabled, out of the county of registration during both early voting and Election Day, expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after the election, or confined in jail (but otherwise eligible) or civilly committed.
• A voted mail ballot generally must be received by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3. If mailed from within the U.S. and postmarked by 7:00 p.m. that day, it may arrive by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
• Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with polls generally open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Hidalgo County

Early voting

• Hidalgo County early voting runs Monday, October 19 through Friday, October 30, generally 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at early-voting locations countywide.
• Hidalgo County voters may cast a ballot at any county early-voting location, not only the one nearest their home.

Mail ballot drop-off

• Texas law allows only one in-person drop-off location per county for a voted mail ballot, designated by the county early voting clerk — not a network of drop boxes.
• To hand-deliver a mail ballot, the voter must personally deliver their own sealed carrier envelope, present an acceptable photo ID, and may do so only while polls are open (generally 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day).

County races on your ballot

• Hidalgo County’s Nov. 3 ballot includes County Judge and County Commissioner Precincts 2 and 4; the Sheriff’s office is not up this November. The County Judge and County Commissioner seats on this ballot set the county budget — the number behind the local property tax rate.
• The Hidalgo County Elections Department fields voting questions at (956) 318-2570.

Edinburg

Early-voting locations in Edinburg

• Elections Annex Building — 317 N. Closner Blvd., rear Annex Room
• San Carlos Endowment Center — 107 N. Sunflower Rd.
• UTRGV Edinburg — 1201 W. University Dr.

One weekend-hours exception

The UTRGV Edinburg early-voting site is open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2026 — an exception to the standard 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. hours.

Finding your Election Day polling place

Hidalgo County participates in a countywide polling place program, allowing eligible voters to cast their ballot at any county polling location on Election Day. The county directs voters to confirm their precinct and site through the candidate-information and sample-ballot pages or by calling (956) 318-2570.

The down-ballot races that reach your front door

Which of the races below actually lands on your specific ballot depends on your address — which county commissioner precinct, which Edinburg city council place, and which Texas House district you live in. Use the Hidalgo County sample ballot or call (956) 318-2570 once to see the candidates in your precinct.

Hidalgo County Judge

Richard F. Cortez, the Democratic county judge first elected in 2018, is unopposed as he seeks a third term.

County Commissioner Precincts 2 and 4

These are the two commission seats on this ballot. The candidates differ by precinct; your sample ballot lists who is running where you live.

Edinburg CISD school board

Edinburg CISD elects school board trustees for Places 1, 2, 3, and 5 on November 3, 2026. The officeholders whose terms end this November are:

• Dominga “Minga” Vela (Place 1)
• Letty Flores (Place 2)
• Leticia “Letty” Garcia (Place 3)
• Xavier Salinas (Place 5)

Hospital district

The Hidalgo County Hospital District and Edinburg Hospital District boards — the bodies that set hospital budgets and hire the administrators at the hospitals you’d drive to in an emergency — have no contests on the November 3 ballot.

City of Edinburg

The City of Edinburg is also on the November 3 ballot, electing a mayor and four at-large-by-place council members on four-year terms, with a majority required to win. The current officeholders are:

• Council Place 1 Daniel “Dan” Diaz
• Council Place 2 Jason De Leon
• Council Place 4 Gerardo “Gerry” Lozano
• Council member David Salazar Jr.

Texas House District 40

In Texas House District 40, which covers Edinburg, the November 3 general election matches Democratic incumbent Terry Canales against Republican nominee Celeste Cabrera-Huff.

Canales ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Cabrera-Huff won the Republican runoff against Nehemias Gomez.

Edinburg voters may be assigned to different Texas House districts depending on their exact address.