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October 23: Early Voting Begins
November 3: Early Voting Ends
November 7: Election Day
STATE PROPS
Prop 1: No
Prop 2: Yes
Prop 3: No
Prop 4: No
Prop 5: Yes
Prop 6: Yes
Prop 7: No
Prop 8: Yes
Prop 9: Yes
Prop 10: No
Prop 11: Yes
Prop 12: No
Prop 13: No
Prop 14: Yes
COUNTY PROPS
Prop A: Yes
Prop B: Yes
PROP 1 - NO
"The constitutional amendment protecting the right to engage in farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management."
- limits local government’s ability to regulate
- less community accountability
- too broad for urban areas
PROP 2 - YES
"The constitutional amendment authorizing a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county or municipality of all or part of the appraised value of real property used to operate a child-care facility."
- lowers property taxes for some child care centers
- allows more families access to child care
- lower property taxes would ideally create better benefits for child care staff
PROP 3 - NO
"The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual wealth or net worth tax, including a tax on the difference between the assets and liabilities of an individual or family.”
- tax burden should fall on those with more wealth
- would limit the state’s ability to fund needed departments
PROP 4 - NO
- gives property tax relief to some Texans, taken from school taxes
- no relief for renters
- no new money for schools or teachers
- could raise sales taxes
PROP 5 - YES
“The constitutional amendment relating to the Texas University Fund, which provides funding to certain institutions of higher education to achieve national prominence as major research universities and drive the state economy."
- gives some Texas universities more research funds
- gives a path for more universities to be elgible for research grants
PROP 6 - YES
"The constitutional amendment creating the Texas water fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.”
- creates funding for water projects across Texas
- there’s a big need for new water supply sources
- would help local communities ensure access to clean water
PROP 7 - NO
"The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities."
- gives some energy companies improvement funds
- would primarily fund gas plants
- solar and wind projects are not eligible for grants
PROP 8 - YES
"The constitutional amendment creating the broadband infrastructure fund to expand high-speed broadband access and assist in the financing of connectivity projects."
- expands access to high speed internet, including areas where private companies don’t service
- uses state funds to take advantage of available federal funds
PROP 9 - YES
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the 88th Legislature to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to certain annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas."
- would help retired teachers and their survivors pay their bills
- funds would come from budget surplus, leaving the pension fund financially sound
PROP 10 - NO
"The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation equipment or inventory held by a manufacturer of medical or biomedical products to protect the Texas healthcare network and strengthen our medical supply chain."
- would reduce funds available for local schools and governments
- tax burden would fall more on local communities
PROP 11 - YES
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes to fund the development and maintenance of parks and recreational facilities."
- encourages park development in El Paso
- we love parks.
PROP 12 - NO
"The constitutional amendment providing for the abolition of the office of county treasurer in Galveston County."
- would negatively impact county checks & balances
- would remove voter accountability for city treasury
PROP 13 - NO
"The constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory age of retirement for state justices and judges."
- would allow state judges to retire at 79 instead of 75
- judges experiencing cognitive decline are not likely to be promptly addressed
- would keep the texas judiciary from reflecting texas demographics
PROP 14 - YES
"The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the centennial parks conservation fund to be used for the creation and improvement of state parks.”
- encourages state park development and improvement
- we love parks.
PROP A - YES
the isuance of $233,060,000 of road bonds for the purpose of the construction, maintenance, and operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or in aird thereof, including acquiring land and rights-of-way therefor road drainage, bike lanes, sidewalks, and shared use paths, and replacement and improvement of road bridges and culverts, and the levying of the tax and payment thereof.
- bike lanes, sidewalks, yes!
- would fund road projects in eastern travis county
PROP B - YES
the issuance of $276,440,000 of bonds for the purposes of constructing and improving county parks and the acquisition of the land and interests in land in connection therewith, including the acquisition of open space park land, and the acquistion of conservation easements for authorized purposes in connection with of for the benefit of county parks, and levying of the tax in payment thereof.
- would increase parkland, trails, and conservation
- we love parks.
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