Election Day is just about here. Nearly 1.5 million Texans have already cast early ballots – either by mail or in person. For those of you planning to vote on Tuesday, here's a look at where things stand as you prepare to head to the polls.

This week in the Newsreel: Election Day is almost here, more findings from the UT/TT Poll and a new Tribune interactive feature on the impact of oil and natural gas production on the economy, culture and environment.

This week in the Newsreel: The UT/TT polls are out ahead of the general election, Ebola swirls with politics and a longtime Dewhurst aide pleads guilty to embezzlement of campaign funds.

The actor, political activist and Corpus Christi native, interviewed at the Women in the World Texas summit in San Antonio, on her efforts to mobilize Hispanic voters, Texas' voter ID law and the impact of groups like Battleground Texas.

This week in the Newsreel: Ebola has become a big political story this October, uncertainty on voter ID law continues just days before voting starts, and abortion clinics can remain open for now.

Texas' voter ID law is in effect for the Nov. 4 general election. Election workers are working to help ensure there is no confusion as voters head to the polls.

Hundreds of Texas landowners have already agreed to sell their groundwater for projects supplying growing cities with water. But other landowners worry that selling such rights will hurt the local sustainability of a finite resource.

In an appearance Tuesday on MSNBC, Democratic governor hopeful Wendy Davis defends an ad, which features an empty wheelchair, that criticizes her Republican opponent, Greg Abbott.

This week in the Newsreel: Fallout from state's Ebola response a non-factor for most state officials, voter registration is over and money is in, and Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick lead rivals in campaign cash race.

As the state grapples with the first diagnosed case of Ebola in the country, health officials on Tuesday told the Senate Health and Human Services Committee that an outbreak was extremely unlikely. 

This week in the Newsreel: A confirmed case of Ebola in Dallas is testing the state's public health emergency response system. Also, the nominees for governor and lieutenant governor debated.

This week in the Newsreel: a compilation of greatest hits from keynote speakers at the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival.

This week in the Newsreel: Multiple debates hit at the end of September, Todd Staples gets a new job and The Texas Tribune Festival is this weekend.

This week in Newsreel: Wendy Davis publishes her memoirs, Greg Abbott raises ethics questions. Former Bush advisor Joe Allbaugh invests in pot. Gov. Rick Perry's lawyers challenge his indictment.

They served their country, then ended up on the wrong side of the law. But many of Texas' veterans serving time behind bars are getting the guidance to stay out of the legal system upon their release, thanks to a new Texas Department of Criminal Justice program.