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Texas Voters Approve All 17 Constitutional Amendments

Bexar County also passed tourism taxes for venue projects, setting up implementation of tax relief, water funding, a new dementia institute.

Overview

  • Property-tax relief led the slate, with Prop 13 raising the school homestead exemption to $140,000 and Prop 11 expanding breaks for seniors and disabled homeowners.
  • Prop 4 dedicates state sales-tax revenue to a Texas water fund, with reporting estimating up to roughly $1 billion per year for infrastructure and supply projects.
  • Prop 14 establishes a Dementia Prevention and Research Institute backed by a $3 billion transfer from general revenue.
  • Prop 3 tightens bail rules by requiring judges to deny release in specified felony cases when danger or flight risk is shown, and Prop 12 restructures judicial oversight.
  • Bexar County voters approved Propositions A and B to raise hotel and rental-car taxes for venue upgrades and a proposed downtown Spurs arena, with A passing 55.91% and B 52.14% and a county contribution capped at $311 million or 25% of arena cost.