Texas voters approved all 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot Tuesday, enacting a wide range of changes to the state’s constitution, including property tax exemptions, investment in technical college funds and expanding funding to address the state’s water infrastructure needs.

Proposition 4: Securing Texas’ Water Future

One of the most consequential measures, Proposition 4, dedicates a portion of the state sales and use tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund. Jeremy Mazur, Director for Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy at Texas 2036, said the results for Prop 4 “represents a sea change in Texas’ approach to funding for future water projects, moving away from one-time appropriations to a reliable funding stream that will allow for a more strategic approach toward investment into this cornerstone of Texas’ infrastructure and foundation of the state’s future growth.”

Voter Turnout in Texas and Collin County

More than 2.9 million Texans voted on this year’s amendments, outpacing the state’s last constitutional election in 2023 by roughly 400,000 voters, according to the Texas Secretary of State. In Collin County 117,510 turned out to vote, which is 15.83% of all registered voters in the county. Constitutional amendment elections are typically held in odd-numbered years and tend to have a lower turnout than presidential or gubernatorial elections.

Key Tax Relief & Financial Amendments

The most widely supported amendment was Proposition 10, which provides temporary tax relief to homeowners whose residence is destroyed by fire. The second most supported measure was Proposition 7, which grants property tax exemption to surviving spouses of veterans who had died as a result of a service-connected injury or illness.

The closest race was Proposition 6, which bans new taxes on securities transactions.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott commented about the results on X, calling Texas the “unrivaled HQ for capitalism in the U.S.”

Proposition Summary

Below is a complete listing of all propositions provided by the Texas Secretary of State:

- - Prop 1 — Creates the Permanent Technical Institution Infrastructure Fund and Available Workforce Education Fund to support Texas State Technical College capital needs.
  - Prop 2 — Prohibits a tax on realized or unrealized capital gains for individuals, families, estates and trusts.
  - Prop 3 — Requires denial of bail in certain circumstances for people accused of specified felony offenses.
  - Prop 4 — Dedicates a portion of state sales/use taxes to the Texas Water Fund and sets rules for allocation/use.
  - Prop 5 — Allows an ad valorem tax exemption for retail animal feed inventory.
  - Prop 6 — Bans an occupation tax on certain securities market entities and bans taxes on certain securities transactions.
  - Prop 7 — Lets the Legislature exempt all or part of a homestead’s value for the surviving spouse of a veteran who died from a presumptively service-connected condition.
  - Prop 8 — Prohibits “death taxes” (estate, inheritance, legacy, succession or gift).
  - Prop 9 — Allows an ad valorem exemption for part of the value of business personal property used to produce income.
  - Prop 10 — Allows a temporary property-tax exemption for a homestead improvement completely destroyed by fire.
  - Prop 11 — Increases the school-district homestead exemption for elderly or disabled Texans (amount set by statute).
  - Prop 12 — Revises the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (membership, review tribunal and authorities) to more effectively sanction judges/justices.
  - Prop 13 — Raises the standard school-district homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000.
  - Prop 14 — Establishes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a $3B fund for research, prevention and treatment (including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s).
  - Prop 15 — Affirms parental rights ensuring they are the primary decision makers for their children.
  - Prop 16 — Clarifies that a voter must be a U.S. citizen.
  - Prop 17 — Allows a property-tax exemption in border counties for the value arising from installing border-security infrastructure and related improvements.

Sources

Texas Secretary of State, Collin County, Texas 2036, Texas Tribune, Houston Chronicle

Disclaimer

Election results and voter turnout figures referenced in this post are unofficial. Final results will be certified by the Texas Secretary of State and the Collin County election offices in the coming weeks. This post will be updated once certified totals are released.

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