ALL 17 TEXAS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PASS

  

All of the 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution were approved by voters on Tuesday.

The passed amendments include increases to homestead and business exemptions, dedicating state funding to water projects and dementia research, stricter rules on allowing bail for certain felony offenses, and adjustments to the makeup of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which investigates judicial misconduct.

According to unofficial results from the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, the propositions ranged in support from a 54.8 percent margin up to 89.2 percent. 

Washington County voters followed the trends seen statewide, as all 17 amendment propositions were approved in Washington County. 

Per unofficial tallies from Washington County Elections Administrator Carol Jackson, 6,409 Washington County residents voted in the election, out of 25,698 registered voters.  That includes 4,066 early voters, 2,304 on Election Day and 39 absentee. 

Final Preliminary Results for Constitutional Amendment Election (Washington County only)

Proposition 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."

For - 4,494

Against - 1,713

Proposition 2 - "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust."

For - 5,271

Against - 980

Proposition 3 - "The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony."

For - 5,026

Against - 1,205

Proposition 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."

For - 4,350

Against - 1,805

Proposition 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."

For - 4,904

Against - 1,196

Proposition 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."

For - 4,341

Against - 1,695

Proposition 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."

For - 5,672

Against - 539

Proposition 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."

For - 5,504

Against - 757

Proposition 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."

For - 4,911

Against - 1,231

Proposition 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."

For - 5,878

Against - 349

Proposition 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."

For - 5,414

Against - 829

Proposition 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."

For - 4,879

Against - 1,194

Proposition 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."

For - 5,637

Against - 627

Proposition 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."

For - 4,114

Against - 2,041

Proposition 15 - "The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children."

For - 5,385

Against - 852

Proposition 16 - "The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen."

For - 5,669

Against - 595

Proposition 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."

For - 4,857

Against - 1,259