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Don't let the maps decide.
Texas, the maps were redrawn in 2025.
In 2025 Texas adopted a new mid-decade congressional map, reshaping districts across Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin, and the Rio Grande Valley. Millions of workers don't know their new district. This page hands every union member the tools to register, get a valid ID, and protect the vote.
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Three things every Texas voter must verify.
Don't show up Election Day and find out you're not on the rolls. Use the official state tools below — free, no signup, no email harvest.
Am I Registered?
Check the official Texas voter database. Confirm your name, address, precinct, and active status in under 60 seconds.
Am I Registered? — VoteTexas.govNot registered? Register to Vote — Texas
What District Am I In?
Texas redrew its maps. Find your US Congressional, state legislative, and local districts before Election Day.
How Do I Vote in TX?
Texas rules: registration deadline, voter ID, early voting, absentee, polling-place lookup — explained in plain English below. No legal jargon.
Read the TX voting guideThe maps changed.
Your district probably did too.
In 2025 the Texas Legislature passed and the Governor signed a new mid-decade congressional map for the 2026 elections. If you voted at the same address before, your congressional district may have changed. Verify your new districts before you vote.
Knowing your district = knowing who represents you = knowing who to call when your local or your community needs an answer.
Texas Legislative Council — redistricting data & mapsDo this once. Save the answers.
- Look up your US Congressional district
- Look up your Texas State Senate district
- Look up your Texas State House district
- Look up your county commission district
- Look up your city council district (if in a municipality)
- Look up your school board zone
- Save them all in your phone — text yourself the list
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How to vote in Texas
The rules every TX voter must know — short, accurate, sourced from the Texas elections office. Bring this to your next union meeting.
Registration deadline
You must register at least 30 days before an election in Texas. For the November 3, 2026 general election the deadline is October 5, 2026. Texas has NO same-day registration and NO online registration — you register by mail or in person.
Voter ID — required at the polls
Texas requires one of seven accepted photo IDs: TX driver's license, TX election ID certificate, TX personal ID, TX handgun license, US passport, US military ID, or US citizenship certificate with photo. No ID? Sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and show a supporting document.
Early voting
Texas offers in-person EARLY VOTING for about two weeks before each election. Any registered voter can early-vote at any early-voting site in their county — no excuse required.
Ballot by mail — eligibility required
Texas only allows mail ballots for voters who are 65+, sick or disabled, out of their county during the voting period, expecting to give birth, or confined in jail but otherwise eligible.
No same-day or online registration
Texas does NOT have same-day registration and does NOT offer online voter registration. Mail or hand-deliver your application at least 30 days before Election Day.
Provisional ballot
If you're told you're not on the rolls — DO NOT LEAVE. Ask for a PROVISIONAL BALLOT and call 866-OUR-VOTE immediately for help.
Always verify the latest rules and dates with the Texas elections office at the official site.
Mark these dates. Tell ten people.
Always verify dates with the Texas elections office at the official site.
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Trusted partner organizations
The groups doing the work nationally and here in Texas. Bookmark them. Volunteer. Connect your local.
VoteTexas.gov (Secretary of State)
OFFICIALOfficial Texas voter information — registration, ID rules, mail-ballot instructions.
MOVE Texas
TX LOCALYouth-led civic engagement — registration drives and voter education statewide.
ACLU of Texas
TX LOCALVoting-rights litigation and voter protection across Texas.
Texas Civil Rights Project
TX LOCALVoter protection, election monitoring, and rapid-response legal help.
League of Women Voters of Texas
TX LOCALNon-partisan voter education and VOTE411 candidate guides.
Vote.org
PARTNERAmerica's largest non-partisan voter platform. Registration check, polling place, and ID requirements by state.
When We All Vote
PARTNERMichelle Obama's voter org. Registration drives, civic education, and mobilization training.
NAACP LDF — Prepared to Vote
RIGHTSLegal Defense Fund voter-rights guides, state-by-state deadlines, and voter protection.
AFL-CIO Workers Vote
LABORAFL-CIO national voter mobilization. Union member-to-member outreach toolkits.
VoteRiders
ID HELPFree help getting the voter ID you need — by state, including free ID assistance.
Election Protection · 866-OUR-VOTE
EMERGENCYFree legal help on Election Day. Call if a poll worker tries to turn you away.
HeadCount
PARTNERVoter registration at concerts and cultural events — great for youth outreach.
866-OUR-VOTE
If a poll worker tries to turn you away, says your ID isn't valid, says you're not on the rolls, or says the polling place is closed — CALL THIS NUMBER BEFORE YOU LEAVE. Free legal help, run by Election Protection, every Election Day.
Call 1-866-687-8683En español: 1-888-839-8682 (1-888-VE-Y-VOTA) · Asian languages: 1-888-274-8683
This page is the action layer.
The strategy lives in the Civic Power Playbook.
The Civic Power Playbook lays out the 6-strategy framework: Register · Turn Out · Protect · Recruit · Win Local · Sustain. This Voter Hub gives every worker the tools to execute it.
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