11/04/2025
Today is ELECTION DAY, don't forget to Get Out and Vote!! Late to the Party but we're here! We brought information so you can make an informed decision on your own.
LONG POST, BUT WE PROMISE INFORMATIVE
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Need a breakdown of what's on the Ballot? Here's the list of 17 Propositions you are voting on and a 'simpler' breakdown of what each one is, we hope this helps you in making a decision today!
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."
--This would create a permanent fund to help pay for buildings, facilities, and equipment for Texas State Technical Colleges.
2. "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust."
--This would ban Texas from ever creating a state tax on investment profits such as capital gains.
3. "The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony."
--This would allow the state to automatically deny bail to certain people charged with certain felony crimes.
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."
--This would take some sales tax revenue and put it into a special Texas water fund to help pay for water projects.
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."
--This would let the state make animal feed in stores exempt from property taxes.
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."
--This would ban the state from creating a tax on certain stock market transactions or securities transactions.
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."
--This would allow a property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a veteran who died from a service connected disease or condition.
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."
--This would ban Texas from creating an inheritance tax, estate tax, or gift tax.
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."
--This would allow the state to exempt a portion of business personal property used to make income from property taxes.
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."
--This would allow a temporary property tax exemption for homes that are completely destroyed by a fire.
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."
--This would allow school districts to increase the property tax exemption amount for people who are elderly or disabled.
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."
--This would change how the State Commission on Judicial Conduct is made up and how it can punish judges for misconduct, giving more authority to sanction judges.
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."
--This would raise the main school district homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000.
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."
--This would create a Dementia Prevention and Research Institute in Texas and put $3 billion into a new fund for dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and related diseases.
15. "The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children."
--This would add language saying parents are the primary decision makers for their children.
16. "The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen."
--This would clearly state that voters must be US citizens.
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."
--This would allow property tax exemptions for property owners at the Texas Mexico border who install border security infrastructure on their land.
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