What's Being Voted On?

• Proposition 1 (SJR 59): Texas State Technical College funding - Creates an endowment to support TSTC campus improvements, classroom upgrades, and program expansion to address workforce training needs.

• Proposition 2 (SJR 18): Capital gains tax ban - Prohibits state taxes on realized or unrealized capital gains for individuals, businesses, estates, and trusts, reinforcing Texas’ income tax ban.

• Proposition 3 (SJR 5): Bail reform - Requires judges to deny bail in certain felony cases, aiming to reduce violent crimes and ensure public safety while maintaining defendants’ legal rights.

• Proposition 4 (HJR 7): Water infrastructure funding - Dedicates a portion of state sales tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund to repair infrastructure, expand water supply, and support conservation projects.

• Proposition 5 (HJR 99): Tax exemption on animal feed - Allows exemption of animal feed held for sale from property taxes, reducing local tax revenue but helping farmers and feed sellers.

• Proposition 6 (HJR 4): Securities tax ban - Prevents the state from taxing securities transactions or creating occupational taxes on financial market entities.

• Proposition 7 (HJR 133): Tax exemption for veterans’ spouses - Authorizes property tax breaks for un-remarried spouses of veterans who died from service-connected conditions.

• Proposition 8 (HJR 2): Inheritance tax ban - Prohibits state inheritance or estate taxes, ensuring no new death taxes can be imposed.

• Proposition 9 (HJR 1): Inventory and equipment tax exemption - Exempts up to $125,000 of a business’s inventory or equipment from property taxes, with the state compensating schools for revenue loss.

• Proposition 10 (SJR 84): Tax exemption for homes destroyed by fire - Provides a temporary property tax reduction for homeowners whose residences are destroyed by fire.

• Proposition 11 (SJR 85): School tax exemption for elderly or disabled homeowners - Increases homestead exemption for school property taxes for elderly or disabled Texans, reducing local school tax revenue with state compensation.

• Proposition 12 (SJR 27): Judicial Conduct Commission changes - Adjusts membership and powers of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to improve transparency and accountability in judicial discipline.

• Proposition 13 (SJR 2): Increased school tax exemption for homeowners - Raises the general homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, lowering school property taxes and requiring state reimbursement.

• Proposition 14 (SJR 3): Funding for dementia research - Establishes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute and Fund with $3 billion to study and prevent dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s diseases.

• Proposition 15 (SJR 34): Parental rights codification - Affirms in the state constitution that parents are the primary decision-makers for their children’s care, custody, and upbringing.

• Proposition 16 (SJR 37): Clarifying citizenship requirement for voters - Explicitly states in the constitution that only U.S. citizens may vote in Texas elections.

• Proposition 17 (HJR 34): Property tax exemption for border security infrastructure - Exempts property value increases from border security infrastructure in border counties from property taxes to avoid burdening property owners.