Fewer Texans voted early during the first week of early voting this year than in 2020. Through Sunday, the Texas Secretary of State said 5.3 million people had voted compared to 7.3 million four years ago.
Four years ago, the Texas Secretary of State said 819,441 people had voted by mail as a result of the pandemic compared to 267,910 this year.
Texas now has about 18.6 million registered voters, about 1.6 million more than 2020.
In Dallas County, turnout through Sunday was 25.4%.
"The first two days, we usually have a lot of people who can't wait to vote. They get out there and vote," says Judge Clay Jenkins.
Jenkins urges people to check dallascountyvotes.org for wait times at polling places. People can also download sample ballots.
"You can see all the places you can vote, and you can look at a map to see whether the place is green, which means you'll be in and out in 20 minutes or less, yellow, which means it would take up to 40 minutes, or red, which means it would take more than 40 minutes," he says.
Last week, Dallas County residents could vote from 8 am to 5 pm. This Monday and Tuesday, hours expand to 7 am to 7 pm; Wednesday through Friday, hours expand again to 7 am to 9 pm.
In Tarrant County, voting locations are open 7 am to 7 pm through Friday. Voting locations, wait times and sample ballots can be found HERE .
Collin County voting locations are open 7 am to 7 pm this week with more information available HERE.
In Denton County, voting locations are open 7 am to 7 pm through Friday with locations and sample ballots available HERE.
Election day is Tuesday, November 5.
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