The first two days of early voting saw a surge of interest across Dallas and Tarrant counties.
"It's convenient for people," SMU political scientist Matthew Wilson said. "They can vote on their own timetable on a day that works for them."
Interest in early voting has been growing for the past several years. Texas first adopted "no-excuse" early voting in the late 1980s, meaning people did not have to specify a reason why they wanted to cast their ballots before election day. The Texas Legislature then passed a law in the early 1990s requiring counties to offer a minimum number of days for in-person early voting.
The biggest single day for voter turnout is still traditionally Election Day.
"There will, I think always, be more people who vote on Election Day than on any other single day, but the disparity declines with each electoral cycle," he said.
You can find a list of polling places and estimated wait times on Dallas County's website and on Tarrant County's website.
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