Before you head to the polls for the Nov. 4 election in Texas, you can find out what you are voting for on your sample ballot. Southeast Texas voters can search for their county here.

Tax reform, along with bail practices, dementia research and the state's water supply, are on a ballot that includes 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. Early voting starts Monday. Election Day is Nov.

East Texas voters face key decisions this November, including 17 constitutional amendments and various local propositions.

Early voting will run for two weeks, from Monday, Oct. 20, through Friday, Oct 31. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4.

The amendments largely deal with tax reductions for select members of the state population, prevention of additional taxes, and funding for certain institutions and infrastructure.

Since 1876, Texans have participated in constitutional amendment elections due to Article 17 of the Texas Constitution, which allows voters to decide on proposed amendments. There are 17 proposed constitutional amendments on this year’s ballot, with early voting beginning Oct. 20 and ending Oct. 31.

The Secretary of State's Offices sent notices after checking the entire Texas voter list of 18 million-plus names against citizenship data in a federal database.

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The Texas Secretary of State's Office is claiming that more than 2,700 registered voters are potentially noncitizens, but the federal database used to make that determination is already facing a court challenge over its accuracy.

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