Election day is March 3, and before heading to the polls to cast their ballots, here’s what Tomball- and Magnolia-area voters should know.

At the polls: When going to vote on election day, Montgomery County voters must vote at their designated polling place, while Harris County voters can vote at any polling location. According to the Texas secretary of state’s office, voters must bring one of the following when going to vote:

• Texas driver's license
• Texas election identification certificate
• Texas personal identification card
• Texas handgun license
• U.S. military identification card with a photo
• U.S. citizenship certificate with a photo
• U.S. passport

Quicksave Games & Collectibles relocated within Tomball, co-owner and manager Kayla Krinkie confirmed. The business, formerly located along Main Street, can now be found along FM 2978.

The details: Krinkie said the new space is bigger and now allows for a play space that can fit up to 42 people for events such as video game tournaments. Quicksave Games and Collectibles also offers a variety of video games and trading card games.

• 25435 FM 2978, Ste. 108, Tomball

An estimated 8.4% of registered voters in Montgomery County voted in the second week of early voting, Feb. 23-27, according to Montgomery County Election Central.

Breaking it down: Numbers from the polls show that from Feb. 23-27, 39,500 total votes were cast in the Democratic and Republican primaries. The most votes cast on a single day—including both in-person and mail voting—were Feb. 27, with over 8,000 votes cast in the Republican primary and over 3,000 in the Democratic primary.

A total of 346,797 in-person and mail-in ballots were cast early in the Harris County March 3 primary elections, according to the county clerk's office. The 10-day early voting period ran Feb. 17-27.

By the numbers: Unofficial totals from the Harris County clerk’s office show 209,402 ballots cast during the second week of early voting, almost 97% of which were in person.

All totals are unofficial until votes are reviewed in accordance with the Texas Election Code, according to the county clerk’s office.

Zooming out: Harris County early voter turnout increased by about 64%, or approximately 135,000 votes cast, compared to March 2024. The bump in early participation is on trend with statewide data, with more Democratic primary voters in particular showing up to the polls ahead of election day, according to Community Impact reporting.

Learn more: Primary election day is March 3. Registered Harris County voters may visit any of 60 voting centers from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. to cast a ballot, per the county clerk's office. 

Harris County commissioners will review the future of several county programs created with funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, a 2021 federal aid package supporting local governments after the COVID-19 pandemic.

What happened: With ARPA support set to expire at the end of 2026, Commissioners Court voted Feb. 26 to consider nearly $14 million in general fund appropriations in fiscal year 2026-27 that would allow the county to continue the services.

Some context: Harris County launched an array of services related to job training, public health, housing and more using the one-time $915 million grant, Community Impact previously reported. 

Latest update: Commissioners Court directed staff to include funding for nine ARPA programs in the county's baseline FY 2026-27 budget. If adopted in September, the general fund allocations would allow programs to continue operations beyond 2026.

The county's ARPA steering committee recommended continued funding for the Apprenticeship Advantage, Eviction Support and Behavioral Health programs, among others, according to Commissioners Court documents. 

Primary election day in Texas is March 3. With dozens of state, regional and local races on the ballot, voters in the Republican and Democratic primaries will determine their parties’ nominees for the November midterm election.

At the polls: Polling places across Texas will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. March 3, according to the secretary of state.

On election day, voters in the following counties in Community Impact’s coverage areas can vote at any polling location within their county of residence: Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Brazos, Collin, Comal, Fort Bend, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Tarrant and Travis. Registered voters in other counties are required to visit a polling place specific to their voting precinct.

Voters are required to bring photo identification to the polls.

On the ballot: Voters will choose their political parties’ nominees for the U.S. Senate, seven state offices, 10 state judicial seats, 38 congressional seats, nearly all state legislative seats and over half of the State Board of Education. Candidates who win their primaries will advance to the November ballot.