Polls opened Monday morning throughout Texas marking the start of early voting for the 2024 presidential election. Voters can vote in any one of the 40+ polling locations available in Collin County or the 54 polling locations available in Denton County. On the ballot, voters will face national, state, and local contests.

Here’s a look at some of the races and propositions. 

• President/Vice President: Former president Donald Trump (R) and his running mate senator J.D. Vance (R) are running against sitting vice president Kamala Harris (D) and her running mate Minnesota governor Tim Walz (D).

• • • Republican: Donald Trump with JD Vance
    • Democrat: Kamala Harris with Tim Walz
    • Libertarian: Chase Oliver with Mike ter Maat
    • Green Party: Jill Stein with Rudolph Ware
    • Write-in candidates

• U.S. Senator: Incumbent senator Ted Cruz (R) is seeking re-election against current representative Colin Allred (D).

• • • Republican: Ted Cruz
    • Democrat: Colin Allred
    • Libertarian: Ted Brown
    • Write-in candidates

• U..S Representative (District 3): Incumbent representative Keith Self (R) is seeking re-election against Sandeep Srivastava (D).

• • Republican: Keith Self
  • Democrat: Sandeep Srivastava
• Texas State Senator (District 30): Brent Hagenbuch (R) and Dale Frey (D) compete for the seat of retiring state senator Dew Springer (R).
  • Republican: Brent Hagenbuch
  • Democrat: Dale Frey
• Texas State Representative (District 61): Keresa Richardson (R) and Tony Adams (D) compete for the seat of state representative Frederick Frazier (R), who Richardson beat earlier this year in primary elections.
  • Republican: Keresa Richardson
  • Democrat: Tony Adams
• Frisco ISD Bond Election Proposition A: This proposition proposes an increase in the ad valorem tax rate that would increase district maintenance and operations tax revenue by 1.92%, or almost $12 million.
  • According to a sample ballot provided by Collin County, this proposition entails “[r]atifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.056900 per $100 valuation in the Frisco Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 1.92 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $11,500,000.”
• Frisco ISD Bond Election Proposition B: This proposition proposes the creation of a bond that sets aside approximately $1 billion for the purpose of renovating old schools and purchasing new school buses, among facility-related needs.
  • According to a sample ballot provided by Collin County, this proposition provides for “[t]he issuance of bonds in the amount of $986,000,000 for school facilities, with priority given to constructing, renovating, updating, maintaining, securing, and equipping school buildings and the purchase of new school buses and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. This is a property tax increase.”
• Frisco ISD Bond Election Proposition C: This proposition proposes the creation of a bond that sets aside approximately $40 million to supplement technology needs across the district.
  • According to a sample ballot provided by Collin County, this proposition provides for “[t]he issuance of bonds in the amount of $88,200,000 for district-wide technology improvements and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. This is a property tax increase.”
• Frisco ISD Bond Election Proposition D: This proposition proposes the creation of a bond that sets aside a little over $10 million for the creation of an FISD tennis center.
  • According to a sample ballot provided by Collin County, this proposition provides for “the issuance of bonds in the amount of $11,200,000 for a district tennis center and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. This is a property tax increase.”

An extensive list of candidates and sample ballots can be found here.