Early voting in Texas for the 2024 election got off to a hot start Monday, with more than 840,000 people casting their ballots in person statewide. Preliminary data from the Texas Secretary of State's office shows that 843,130 people voted early on Monday, which comes out to over 4.5% of registered voters.

Early voting started Monday in Texas for the November election, and all over the state, Texans turned out to cast their ballots. Journalists at our partner stations were out and about talking with folks about what brought them to the polls on the first day, and Texas Standard wanted to bring you some of those voices.

Democrats in Texas will once again wait on Election Day to find out whether this is the year they can win a statewide race after three decades of losing to Republicans.