Texas election laws: What voters need to know before casting ballots in the 2026 midterm

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From required IDs to navigating mail-in ballots, here’s how voters can navigate early voting and Election Day.
COLLEEN DEGUZMAN | TEXAS TRIBUNE
COLLEEN DEGUZMAN | TEXAS TRIBUNE

intent on making elections more secure— and over objections from Democrats who say voting should be made easier, not harder—Texas lawmakers have changed a number of voting laws in the past two decades.

Texas has 19 million registered voters ahead of the midterm election, up 2% since the March primary, when nearly one in four registered voters cast a ballot. Turnout was 57% in the 2024 election, com…