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.

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.

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.

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

"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."

House District 96 spans Kennedale and Rendon and includes part of southwest Arlington. It also includes a small part of southeast Fort Worth. Campaign website: https://www.davidcookfortexas.com/

After a long career in public service, I realized my work wasn’t done. That’s why I’m running to represent District 94 in the Texas House. I’m running because I believe our district should be known for opportunity—not the political nonsense that too often distracts from the real issues facing Texans.

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

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) vented his frustration with the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), for not spending any money in his competitive reelection race,