HTX-PLF: Impact 11/4/2025

As Election Day approaches, here is what voters in Brazoria and Galveston Counties should know before heading to the ballot box.

What readers need to know: There are 17 proposed state constitutional amendments that will appear on voters’ ballots, as previously reported by Community Impact. These amendments center around issues such as tax exemptions and water supply projects. 

Election Day will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 4, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s website.

Both Brazoria and Galveston counties are state-approved countywide polling places, meaning voters who are residents within a county can cast ballots at any polling location within their respective county.

What’s on the ballot: While some races are taking place across each county—and there are more than a dozen measures across the state—the cities of Pearland, Friendswood and Manvel do not have races on the local level. League City also has no races on the local level.

For school districts, Friendswood ISD has a $165 million bond package split up into four propositions.

First Community Bank held a grand opening in Pearland in early October, an employee with the business said.

What they offer: The financial institution offers services, including personal and business lending, expert loan processing and deposit services.

The details: This is the first location to open in the Greater Houston metro with primary locations in the Texas Gulf Coast, according to the business's website.

• 6302 W. Broadway St., Ste. 100, Pearland

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

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.