HTX-TOM: Impact 11/4/2025

Nov. 4 is Election Day, and here is what voters should know before heading to the ballot box. 

Two-minute impact: Voters must vote in the county where they’re registered. In Harris County, voters can vote at any polling place within the county on Election Day, while Montgomery County voters must vote at their designated polling place. 

More details: When going to vote, voters must bring one of the following, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s office:

• 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

Embracing Hearts In-Home Care officials said the in-home care facility, based in The Woodlands, opened in August and is now offering services in The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, Conroe, Kingwood, Humble, Montgomery, Magnolia, Tomball, Katy and Cypress.

What they offer: Embracing Hearts In-Home Care offers personalized in-home care that enhances the well-being and independence of its clients from the comfort of their homes, according to the website.

Services offered include:

• Dementia care
• Personal care
• Respite care

A total of 212,104 in-person and mail-in ballots have been cast in Harris County through the 12-day early voting period ahead of the Nov. 4 general and special elections, according to the county clerk’s office. The county’s voter registration department found that more than 2.5 million people are registered voters in Harris County.

By the numbers: Out of the 212,000-plus early votes cast in Harris County, more than 10,000 voters mailed in their ballots. More than half of the early votes cast, or 204,993, were completed in-person, according to data from the county clerk’s office.

The results are in: The top three early voting in-person voter turnout locations in Harris County were:

• Metropolitan Multi-service Center in River Oaks with 11,223 ballots cast
• Juergens Hall Community Center in Cypress with 8,708 ballots cast
• Richard and Meg Weekley Community Center in Cypress with 8,540 ballots cast

During the two weeks of early voting Oct. 20-31, a little over 7% of registered voters in Montgomery County cast their ballots, with 34,350 votes cast—or 7.38% of registered voters. 

As of Nov. 2, there were 465,127 registered voters within the county, according to Montgomery County Election Central. 

Diving in deeper: The last day of early voting was Oct. 31, and Election Day is Nov. 4. Registered voters in Montgomery County must cast their ballots at their assigned polling locations on Election Day.

During the last week of early voting, Oct. 27-31, the county saw 22,111 voters cast their ballots, while the first week of early voters made up 12,239 of ballots cast. 

Travelers should prepare for longer security wait times at Houston's airports "until further notice" due to the federal government shutdown, according to a Nov. 2 advisory.

Two-minute impact: Transportation Security Administration wait times may exceed one hour at William P. Hobby Airport, or HOU, and three hours at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, or IAH, according to the advisory.

Security checkpoints at terminals A and E are the only TSA screening locations open at IAH as of press time, per the advisory. Additionally, passengers at HOU may see reduced lanes available.

Quote of note: "The federal government shutdown has impacted TSA staffing and operations nationwide, and Houston Airports is doing everything possible to support our TSA partners and keep passengers moving safely and efficiently," Jim Szczesniak, director of aviation for Houston Airports, said in a statement. "We ask that passengers continue to arrive early and expect extended security wait times until the federal government shutdown is resolved.”

Election Day is Nov. 4. Polling places across Texas will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., according to the secretary of state’s office.

The overview: Voters in the following counties can vote at any polling place within their county of residence through the countywide voting program: Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Fort Bend, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Tarrant, Travis and Williamson. Registered voters in other counties are required to visit a polling place specific to their voting precinct.

On the ballot: Texas voters will decide on 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution during the Nov. 4 election. Each proposition was approved by at least two-thirds of state lawmakers this spring before being placed on the ballot.

Voters in various communities across the state may also see local propositions and races on their ballots, including a 20% tax rate increase in Austin, a congressional race in Harris County and a state Senate race in Tarrant County.

Learn more: To get to know the propositions and candidates on your local ballot, visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.