Texas (CBS News Texas) – Texas voters are casting their ballots on Tuesday to elect a president, a senatorstate representatives and more. Here’s a look at when polls open and close on Election Day in Texas.

What time do the polls open in Texas on Election Day?

Polls in Texas will be open at 7 a.m. on Nov. 5, except in El Paso.

El Paso County is located in the Mountain Time Zone. Their polls open at 7am MT or 8am CT.

He Texas Secretary of State recommends the following for mail-in voters who plan to cast their ballot on Election Day:

• “If you need help reading, marking or mailing your ballot, ask a trusted family member or friend for help. It is not uncommon for someone from a political organization to offer to help with your ballot shortly after you receive it. We recommend that you decline this type of help for several reasons. If you allow someone you don’t know to mail your ballot, it may not be mailed at all. If it is delivered to the elections office by a common or contracted carrier from a candidate’s address or campaign headquarters, your ballot will be rejected.”
• “If someone is helping you with your mail-in ballot, you must put your helper’s name and address on the carrier envelope, which is the one used to return your ballot to the early voting clerk. Your helper must also sign the carrier’s envelope.”

What time do the polls close in Texas on Election Day?

Polls in Texas close at 7 pm on November 5, except in El Paso, when polls close at 7 pm MT or 8 pm CT.

If a voter is in line before the polls close but does not cast their vote before the polling place closes, they are still with the right to cast your voteaccording to the Texas Secretary of State.

If a voter mails their ballot, it must be postmarked by 7 pm on Election Day.

What time will the Texas election results arrive?

Although the polls close at 7 p.m., some voters often line up to cast their ballots after that time. This means there is no set time for election results to arrive, but early voting results are typically posted shortly after 7 p.m.

Since El Paso is an hour behind the rest of the state, Texas’ most important election won’t be called until those votes come in. That includes the race for senator and president.

According Tarrant CountyThe results of your elections will be known no later than 1 a.m. on November 6.

Dallas County said it releases early voting results at 7 p.m.

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