Early voting is underway for Cedar Park voters for the upcoming Nov. 3 election.

What you need to know: Early voting runs Oct. 19-30, and the last day to apply for a ballot by mail is Oct. 23.

Residents in Travis and Williamson counties can vote at any polling location in their respective county. Voters will decide national, state and local races, including:

• races for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives

• State-level races such as governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, agriculture commissioner and railroad commissioner

• Williamson County positions, including county judge and tax assessor-collector

• Leander ISD school board trustee positions and a proposed tax rate increase

What to bring: Voters must bring one of seven approved forms of identification, such as a Texas driver's license, handgun license or U.S. passport. Those without an approved ID can sign a reasonable impediment declaration and present alternative identification. Wireless devices, guns and campaigning are prohibited at polling places.

Editor’s note: The print edition incorrectly swapped the candidates’ photos. Read the original version below.

Two candidates, Miriam Arora and Meghna Roy, are running for Place 5 on the Round Rock ISD board of trustees. Read Q&As with them here.

The overview: Arora and Roy will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Place 5 is currently held by Amy Weir, who is not seeking reelection.

The framework: Candidates were asked to keep responses to 50 words or fewer, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines or for style and clarity.

Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3.

An advanced manufacturing facility in Austin, an elementary school in Leander and a LongHorn Steakhouse in Hutto are among the five most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Project Toaster ($100 million): This project involves civil site development and construction of a core-and-shell building for Project Toaster, an advanced manufacturing facility.

2. Project Phantom ($60 million): This project involves the construction of a 285,000-square-foot warehouse with associated site improvements and parking.

3. Elementary School No. 31 ($56 million): Leander ISD plans to open its new elementary school in August 2028.

4. LongHorn Steakhouse ($3.8 million): A new LongHorn Steakhouse location is coming to Hutto, with construction set to wrap up in August.

5. CARTS Bastrop Park & Ride Expansion ($1.5 million): This project involves a parking lot expansion, EV charging stations, a bike-share pod, landscaping and miscellaneous site improvements for the existing bus station.

As Election Day nears, candidates seeking to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate are raising—and spending—large sums of money, their campaign finance reports show.

The details: Candidates and political action committees, or PACs, involved in federal races had until midnight Oct. 15 to submit reports detailing their fundraising and spending from the third quarter of 2026—July 1 through Sept. 30.

• Democrat James Talarico raised $60.2 million and spent $67.2 million, according to his campaign finance report.

• Republican Ken Paxton, the state's current attorney general, reported raising $10.2 million and spending $7.1 million

• Libertarian Ted Brown's campaign finance report shows he raised about $5,208 and spent $3,410

Preparing for the polls: Early voting in Texas' midterm election runs from Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3.

Texans can view a personalized sample ballot with information about dozens of candidates and local propositions at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.