This Nov. 4 election carries big implications for the San Antonio Spurs’ proposed $1.3 billion arena, as well as school funding measures and Texas constitutional amendments.
Early voting starts Monday, Oct. 20 and runs though Oct. 31.
The voter registration deadline for this election was Oct. 6. All applications submitted by the deadline have been processed by the county .
Check your voter registration status here.
When are polls open?
Polls are open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. this week. On Saturday, Oct. 25 they’ll be open longer, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Sunday, Oct. 26, they’ll be open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
During the second week of early voting, Oct. 27 through Oct. 31, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Choose from any of these early voting locations, or find one near you on the Elections Department’s interactive map. The Elections Department on S. Frio Street is only open on weekdays.
The last day to request a mail ballot is Oct. 24.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, with a much longer list of polling sites open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
What’s on the ballot?
All Bexar County voters will have Props A and B on their ballots, asking to increase the county’s hotel tax from 1.75% to 2% starting as soon as 2026, and extend an existing rental car tax.
If approved, the county would collect hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 30 years, and use it to help fund a new downtown Spurs arena, plus renovations to make the team’s existing East Side home into a year-round rodeo district.
Proposition A would designate $191.8 million toward the rodeo plan, including repairs to the Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum.
Proposition B would put $311 million — about a quarter of the total cost —toward the Spurs arena. If approved, Prop B would also greenlight the city of San Antonio’s $489 million investment in the arena, which doesn’t require a public vote. (Read more about the complicated public funding structure here.)
School revenue: Judson ISD, East Central ISD and Schertz-Cibolo ISD are all seeking tax increases, while North East ISD is holding a bond election. (Read more about why schools say they need the money — even after a major investment in public education last legislative session.)
Municipal races: Converse, Schertz and Windcrest are electing mayors and council members. Schertz is also voting on a proposal involving land annexation near Randolph Air Force Base.
Texas constitutional amendments: Many of the state’s 17 proposed constitutional amendments involve tax cuts for homeowners, veterans, people who are disabled, and people who earned money from investments or inheritance.
Others make political statements, like elevating parents’ rights. One creates a budget for dementia research and another for water infrastructure. (Read more about all of them in this deep dive from The Texas Tribune.)
View a generic sample ballot here.