I'm going to be watching for news of ballot collection boxes. The absentee ballot is prepared exactly the way it would be to go in the mail, but without the stamps it is dropped off directly, like a library book return is controlled by the library.

Early voting here in Texas should start three weeks before election day, with perhaps a week between the end of early voting and election day. Ballots are sent out for absentee voting a couple of weeks prior to when early voting starts, so I'm guessing I may get a ballot in the end of September. I don't find a county page with exact dates, but I do find the Executive Order that is in effect until Nov. 30 (this is the fourth order extending the mask and distance requirements). So the election will be conducted under these COVID-19 restrictions.