LATEST ELECTION NEWS »

• Early voting surges for GOP 8:45 p.m. Thursday
• Early voting for March primaries starts today 8:43 p.m. Thursday
• 4 seeking Republican nod for state House seat 11:44 p.m. Thursday
• Perry not saying if he'd run again in 2014 Wednesday, Feb. 17
• Key Shami aides resign Wednesday, Feb. 17

POLLING PLACES

• Bastrop County (512) 581-7160 Web site
• Burnet County (512) 715-5288 Web site
• Caldwell County (512) 398-1830 Web site
• Hays County (512) 393-7310 Web site
• Llano County (325) 247-5425 Web site
• Travis County (512) 854-4996 Web site
• Williamson County (512) 943-1630 Web site

Special report: Governor's race »

A closer look at the five major gubernatorial candidates: Farouk Shami, Bill White, Rick Perry, Kay Bailey Hutchison and Debra Medina.

• Farouk Shami: Determination brought hair care magnate success in country and state he loves
• Bill White: Long before he was Houston's mayor, Democrat was a political activist
• Rick Perry: From farm to politics, Perry follows in family's footsteps
• Kay Bailey Hutchison: In preliberated Texas, Bailey strove to succeed in law, politics
• Debra Medina: Medina, hailing from Beeville, learned political skills on the range

MARCH PRIMARY EDITORIAL ENDORSEMENTS

• Race for House seat and Hays County posts offer clear choices
• Workman, McGuinness the better choices in local House primaries
• Tough choices for GOP voters in judicial races
• Voters can end dysfunction at State Board of Education
• Bill White gets Democratic endorsement with low-key, reasoned approach to problem solving
• Hutchison brings grown-up approach to working on behalf of Texans and gets endorsement in GOP race

EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Early voting runs Tuesday, February 16, 2010 through Friday, February 26, 2010.

• Bastrop County
• Burnet County
• Caldwell County
• Hays County
• Llano County
• Travis County
• Williamson County

HELPFUL LINKS

• Localvoter.com
• Texas Secretary of State's Office
• Travis County Elections Office
• Williamson County Elections Office
• Hays County Elections Office

KEY DATES

• March 2 — Primary election.

• April 5 — First day of early voting in primary runoff (if needed).

• April 9 — Last day of early voting in primary runoff.

• April 13 — Primary runoff election.

• Oct. 4 — Last day to register to vote in general election.

• Oct. 18 — First day of early voting in general election.

• Oct. 29 — Last day of early voting in general election

• Nov. 2 — General election.

• Full list of key election dates, 2009-10