Tarrant County Early Voting Starts for Local Elections

0:00It's April 19th. This is Dallas News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cori with the story. Poles open Monday for early voting and tarant counting, giving 1.3 million registered folks 8 days to cast ballots before the May 2nd. Local elections. Voters get to pick new city council members and school board reps, decide on big debt for infrastructure fixes, and vote on city charter changes. Some races without challengers got canceled to keep things simple. Early voting runs at 46 spots across the county, with hours like 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 20th and 22nd through. 24th. Close April 21st, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 25th and 27th through 28th and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26th. You can hit any location and sample ballots are online. These non-partisan local races follow March primaries for bigger November contests, focusing on community needs without party labels. Six cities have hot mayoral battles, Arlington, Keller, North Richland Hills,

1:03Kennedale, West Lake, and Pelican Bay, while Fort Worth sees a Northern. District council seat open up as the current member I state office. In Fort Worth, the spotlight's on an $845 million bond package for street repairs, a new animal shelter, affordable. Housing plus nine charter tweaks, including higher pay for the mayor and council. Arlington voters face a quarter-cent sales tax renewal through 2034 for roads, and over 500 million in school bonds for. Campuses, tech, and sports upgrades. Head to Taran County resources or local coverage for candidate info and full rundowns, then make your voice count before May 2nd hits.