Live updates: Here’s what’s happening at the Tarrant County polls
Happy Election Day! Tuesday is the last day of voting in the May 26 primary runoff. Voters will decide who will be the Republican and Democratic nominees in key races such as the U.S. Senate, Texas Attorney General and railroad commissioner.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 95 locations. To find a voting site near you, use this map. During early voting, 18,600 Democrats and 58,400 Republicans cast a ballot.
For more information about who is on your ballot, check out the Star-Telegram candidate questionnaire.
Follow along with the Star-Telegram to see what voters are saying and who will advance to the Nov. 3 ballot to represent their party.
Bedford Public Library sees steady trickle of voters
10:12 a.m.
Though there was never a long wait, the Bedford Public Library had a consistent stream of people ready to cast their ballots. Most were Republicans prioritizing the U.S. Senate race.
Brian Hood used a mailer to guide his ballot for the Republican primary. He chose Paxton for Senate, Mayes Middleton for Attorney General and Bo French for Railroad Commissioner because that’s what the Republican Party and Trump suggested.
Ruth Reyes said neither Senate candidate was a good choice, but Cornyn was the “better of the two devils,” so he got her vote.
Republican voter Bruce Balvin said the Senate race was the only important race for him. The others were secondary to his decision to cast a ballot for Cornyn, he said. Balvin said he likes Cornyn’s platform and Trump’s endorsement had no effect on him. Balvin looks to Trump for other things, but not guidance in the Senate race, he said.
U.S. Senate candidates push for voter turnout
7:01 a.m.
Paxton leaned on Trump’s endorsement to make his 7 a.m. reminder to voters that polls are open. The attorney general pushed voters to bring five friends and post about it on social media to urge more people out to the polls.
Cornyn said in one of his first posts of the day that this race is proven conservative leadership versus “Crooked Ken’s scandals.”
Trump starts off Election Day with a reminder to vote Paxton
4:49 a.m.
Bright and early, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social to vote for Texas Attorney Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race. Paxton won Trump’s endorsement over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, who has been in the position since 2002.
The president said Cornyn was “a good man” but hasn’t been supportive enough. Paxton is the man for the job, Trump said.
This story was originally published May 26, 2026 at 8:51 AM.