TEXAS — From Flock cameras to marijuana possession and even homelessness and school funding, some Texans will decide on these and dozens of other issues when early voting starts on Oct. 19.

There are 50 ballot measures affecting Texans living in Webb, Travis, Nueces, Lubbock, Galveston, Dallas, Harris, Collin and Bexar counties.

Ballotpedia shows Harris County had the most measures on the ballot this election cycle with 20. These ballot items consider marijuana possession, Flock cameras, infrastructure, property taxes, parks and recreation, water, sewer, drainage and much more.

Travis County has 12 measures on the ballot, including school taxes, city bonds, various charters, parks and recreation funding, library bond measures, city council meeting frequency, tax rate measures and much more.

North Texas has two counties with a combined 12 measures on the ballot: Dallas County with seven ballot measures and Collin County with five.

Dallas County voters will decide if they want property taxes to fund programs reducing homelessness and increase mental health measures, fund public safety services, road improvements, parks and citywide services. There are four measures on school bonds that would renovate and/or construct elementary, middle and high schools. 

Out of the five ballot measures for Collin County, four deal with bonds and city/hotel tax and zoning measures affecting Plano and its plan for a multipurpose venue at the Shops at Willow Bend.

Down south in Laredo and Webb County, voters will decide on whether to expand pediatric hospital services.

Children are also the focus of measures in Bexar and Lubbock counties.

Voters in Bexar County will decide on sales and use tax funding for the Pre-K 4 SA initiative for up to 20 years, while Lubbock County wants voters to decide on funding school district maintenance and operations.

“People who are going to vote anyway will show up and vote on those propositions. And those are popular causes. Most people are sympathetic to parks, schools, etc. But this is also a climate where a lot of people are feeling some economic insecurity, and most people already think their property taxes are too high,” said Matthew Wilson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University. “It’ll be interesting to see how people weigh those competing concerns: desire to keep their taxes low, but also a desire to see strong spending on educational and recreational infrastructure.”

Voters in Nueces County have two ballot measures to decide on: city tax and sales regarding renewing the Crime Control and Prevention District and its sales tax for 10 years and requiring large industrial water users to pay drought surcharges.

For Texans who qualify to fill out a mail-in ballot, the last day for ballot-by-mail applications to be received is Friday, Oct. 23.

Early voting starts Monday, Oct. 19, and ends Friday, Oct. 30. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.