How to vote

Are you registered, and where?

You can check whether you are registered through the Texas Secretary of State's VoteTexas.gov.

Where you vote depends on the address you last registered at. If you have moved, you need to register at your new address.

College students can register at their home address or at their school address. The choice is theirs. A student who registers at a home address outside Brazos County would need to contact that county and have an absentee ballot mailed to them.^{Source 1}

Register by

October 5, 2026^{Source 2}

What ID to bring

Texas accepts seven forms of photo ID at the polls: a Texas driver license, a Texas Election Identification Certificate, a Texas personal identification card, a Texas handgun license, a U.S. military ID card with your photograph, a U.S. citizenship certificate with your photograph, or a U.S. passport (book or card). A student ID is not one of them.

For voters aged 18 to 69, the ID may be expired by up to four years. For voters aged 70 or older, it may be expired for any length of time.

If you do not have one of the seven and cannot reasonably get one, you can still vote. You show a supporting document instead, such as a utility bill, a bank statement, a government check, a paycheck, or your voter registration certificate, and fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the polls.

If you have an accepted ID but left it at home, you can vote a provisional ballot and then have six days to show your ID to the county voter registrar, or you can leave and come back with it before the polls close.^{Source 3}

Where to vote

Brazos County uses vote centers. A registered Brazos County voter can vote at any vote center in the county on election day, whatever their registration precinct. Someone who lives in Millican and works in Bryan can vote at a location in Bryan or College Station.

During early voting, a registered Brazos County voter can likewise vote at any early voting location in the county.^{Source 4}

When to vote

You can vote at any of the listed early voting places during the early voting period, and at any of the listed vote centers on election day.

Early voting hours are not the same every day. The county publishes the day-by-day schedule and the early voting sites on one page.^{Source 5}

Early voting

October 19, 2026 – to October 30, 2026^{Source 2}

Election day

November 3, 2026 · 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.^{Source 5}

What happens when you vote

When you arrive, you will be asked for identification. Once the poll workers have verified you, you will be directed to a voting booth.

Brazos County votes on the Verity Duo, a touchscreen ballot marking device. You move through the ballot, mark your choices, and cast your ballot on the screen. It prints a paper record of your vote. You know your ballot was cast when you see the image of a waving flag on the screen.

The machine has an audio ballot reader and accepts adaptive devices such as a sip-and-puff, so voters with disabilities can vote privately and on their own.^{Source 4}

Phones and other devices

Texas law does not allow anyone to use a wireless communication device in a room where voting is taking place. Within 100 feet of a voting station, nothing may be used to record images or sound. Devices that should not be used in the polling place include cell phones, cameras, tablets, laptops and sound recorders.

Outside the voting room you may use your phone, as long as you are not recording.

You also may not wear clothing or anything similar that relates to a candidate, a measure or a political party at the polls.^{Source 6}

Voting by mail

Voting by mail in Texas is limited to voters who are 65 or older on election day; sick or disabled; expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after election day; away from their county of registration during early voting and on election day; civilly committed; or confined in jail but otherwise eligible.^{Source 7}

Apply by

October 23, 2026^{Source 2}

Questions?

Brazos County Elections Administration

(979) 361-5770

300 E. William J. Bryan Parkway, Suite 100, Bryan, TX 77803. Open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.^{Source 1}

Who sets property taxes?

Texas has no state property tax. Local governments, such as your city, county and school district, set tax rates and collect property taxes.

Your appraisal district appraises your property's value as of January 1 each year. If you disagree with the value, the appraisal review board hears protests.^{Source 8}