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STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 1

"The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the permanent technical institution infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 2

"The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 3

"The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 4

"The constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 5

"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 6

"The constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from enacting a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 7

"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 8

"The constitutional amendment to prohibit the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 9

"The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 10

"The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 11

"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 12

"The constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission's recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 13

"The constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 14

"The constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 15

"The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 16

"The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen."

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 17

"The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements."

Texas voters approved all 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot by large margins and participated in two special elections on Tuesday. In Houston, 16 candidates appeared on the ballot for the open CD 18 congressional seat, which was left vacant after Sylvester Turner passed away last year. Both special elections are heading to runoff rounds since no candidate achieved a 50% vote share. Voter participation was low, with just 76,084 votes cast in Tuesday's race, according to unofficial results.

• Proposition 1, which passed with 69% support, establishes a permanent fund for technical institution infrastructure to support Texas State Technical College System programs.

• Proposition 2, which passed with 65% of the vote, prohibits the state legislature from ever imposing a capital gains tax.

• Proposition 3, which passed by 61%, authorizes magistrates to deny bail to individuals accused of various felony offenses, such as sex crimes, violent crimes, and human trafficking.

• Proposition 4, passed by 70%, requiring the legislature to allocate up to $1 billion of taxpayer money for a Texas Water Fund each fiscal year.

• Proposition 5, passed by nearly 64%, prohibiting animal feed from being subject to property tax.

• Proposition 6, passed by 54.8%, prohibits the legislature from ever imposing an occupation tax on certain entities or imposing a securities transaction tax.

• Proposition 7, passed by 86%, offers a homestead exemption for the surviving spouse of a veteran who died due to a condition or disease that was service-connected.

• Proposition 8,  passed by 72%, bans the legislature from levying a death tax on a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession or gift.

• Proposition 9, passed by 65%, increases the exemption on taxes small businesses are required to pay on inventory every year.

• Proposition 10, passed by nearly 90%, provides a temporary property tax exemption for homestead properties completely destroyed by a fire.

• Proposition 11, passed by nearly 78%, makes permanent a $60,000 homestead exemption for the elderly and disabled from school district property taxes.

• Proposition 12, passed by nearly 62%, requires the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.

• Proposition 13, passed with 73% support, makes permanent a homestead exemption for homeowners of $140,000 and requires the state to make up the difference of any funding deficit the district may incur as a result of the exemption increase.

• Proposition 14, passed by nearly 69%, requires taxpayers to fund grants for dementia research, including an initial $3 billion allocated on Jan. 1, 2026, followed by $300 million every subsequent fiscal year with no end date.

• Proposition 15, passed by nearly 70%. affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children.

• Proposition 16 passed by nearly 72%, clarifying that voters must be United States citizens, which is already federal law.

• Proposition 17 passed by nearly 80%, and permanently exempts property taxes on private properties where border security infrastructure was installed along the Texas-Mexico border.