VOTING INFORMATION
The Third Court of Appeals was created in 1892 by an Act of the 22nd Legislature, 1st C.J., P. 25, ch. 15; Gammel’s Laws of Texas, Vol. 10, Page 389.
The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and five justices. It has intermediate appellate jurisdiction of both civil and criminal cases appealed from lower courts in twenty-four counties of Texas; in civil cases where judgment rendered exceeds $250, exclusive of costs, and other civil proceedings as provided by law; and in criminal cases except in post-conviction writs of habeas corpus and where the death penalty has been imposed.
The Third Court of Appeals serves the Austin, Texas area. The court consists of six Justices hearing cases from the twenty-four counties listed below.
Counties Served
Bastrop
Bell
Blanco
Burnet
Caldwell
Coke
Comal
Concho
Fayette
Hays
Irion
Lampasas
Lee
Llano
McCulloch
Milam
Mills
Runnels
San Saba
Schleicher
Sterling
Tom Green
Travis
Williamson
| Last Day to Register to Vote | Monday, February 5, 2024 |
| First Day of Early Voting | Tuesday, February 20, 2024* *First business day after Presidents’ Day |
| Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) | Friday, February 23, 2024 |
| Last Day of Early Voting | Friday, March 1, 2024 |
| Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail | Tuesday, March 5, 2024 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday, March 6, 2024 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4 |