Election Day is three weeks away but you don't have to wait till then to cast your ballot. Early voting begins next Monday.

The same candidates will be running in Texas’ 15th and 34th Congressional Districts, though the presidential and Senate races could mix things up.

Early voting in the 2024 general election begins Monday, Oct. 21. Here is your guide for voting in Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas and Kleberg counties.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is working to win another term in Washington, as he bids against U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. Recent polls show a close race between Cruz, a Houston Republican, and Allred, a Dallas Democrat and the contest has brought in sizable sums of money as Election Day nears.

"Noncitizen voting is a vanishingly rare phenomenon," said Sean Morales-Doyle, a voting rights expert at the Brennan Center. "It is a felony offense for a noncitizen to either register to vote in state and federal elections, or to vote. The consequences include prison time, they include hefty fines, and they include deportation."

Welcome to our guide on the candidates and issues you'll find on the November ballot. We get it. Elections can be confusing. That's why we designed this series to walk you through the issues, candidates and political offices you'll be voting on in November.

FOX 7 Austin chief political reporter Rudy Koski and his panel of experts discuss what happened in This Week in Texas Politics.

The Texas Legislature – known on social media as #txlege – writes all Texas laws and is divided between the 31-member Senate and the 150-member House of Representatives. (Not sure who your reps are? Find out here.

After moving from the Texas House to the Senate in 2023, Republican Sen. Tan Parker is working to win another term.

Longtime state representative Chris Turner, an Arlington Democrat, is seeking reelection to Texas House District 101. He’s running against Republican Clint Burgess, a retired constable whose priorities include stronger borders, lessening the “burden of gas and groceries” and children’s education.

Texas Republicans passed the legislation known as Senate Bill 1 after former Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and spread lies about it.