Overview
- News organizations report Proposition 15, affirming parental rights, and Proposition 16, clarifying only U.S. citizens may vote, have been approved by voters.
- Early vote tallies from major counties indicate all 17 constitutional amendments are on track to pass, including property tax relief and water funding measures.
- Bexar County’s ballot features Propositions A and B to use hotel and rental-car venue taxes for coliseum upgrades and up to roughly $311 million toward a proposed $1.3 billion downtown Spurs arena, with results being reported but not yet settled.
- Early voting drew more than 1.4 million Texans statewide; in Bexar County, 148,077 ballots were cast early and officials estimated up to 75,000 more voters on Election Day.
- The pro-arena Win Together campaign raised over $7 million, largely from the Spurs, as groups like COPS/Metro opposed Proposition B; local officials also barred Spurs and rodeo apparel at polling places as electioneering.