Proposed Amendments
Proposition 1
What it says: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the professional sports team charitable foundations of organizations sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women's Professional Rodeo Association to conduct charitable raffles at rodeo venues."
What it does: Currently, charitable organizations associated with professional sports teams may conduct raffles at home events. This amendment expands the definition of "professional sports team" to include an organization sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women's Professional Rodeo Association.
My vote: YES
Proposition 2
What it says: "The constitutional amendment authorizing a county to finance the development or redevelopment of transportation or infrastructure in unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas in the county."
What it does: Gives counties the authority to use tax increment financing to improve underdeveloped areas and imposes limitations on bonds or notes issued by counties for projects funded under that authority.
My vote: NO (I am not in support of allowing even more ways for government to add taxpayer-backed debt, potentially adding even more of a property tax burden.)
Proposition 3
What it says: "The constitutional amendment to prohibit this state or a political subdivision of this state from prohibiting or limiting religious services of religious organizations."
What it does: Prevents public officials from using a disaster declaration to close houses of worship.
My vote: YES
Proposition 4
What it says: "The constitutional amendment changing the eligibility requirements for a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, and a district judge."
What it does: Requires candidates for certain judicial seats to meet additional eligibility requirements in order to increase the quality of judges in the state. For Supreme Court and appeals justices, it adds a Texas residency requirement and a minimum experience requirement. For district judges, it doubles the number of years a candidate has to have practiced law or been a judge before they are eligible.
My vote: YES
Proposition 5
What it says: "The constitutional amendment providing additional powers to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct with respect to candidates for judicial office."
What it does: Gives the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (SCJC) the authority to accept complaints and reports and conduct investigations regarding the conduct of, and to take certain disciplinary actions against, candidates for judicial offices in the same manner as those actions with respect to persons already holding those judicial offices.
My vote: YES
Proposition 6
What it says: "The constitutional amendment establishing a right for residents of certain facilities to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation."
What it does: Establishes the right of residents of long-term care facilities to designate an essential caregiver with whom the facility may not prohibit in-person visitation. This would prohibit facilities from completely isolating residents like some did during parts of the COVID pandemic.
My vote: YES
Proposition 7
What it says: The constitutional amendment to allow the surviving spouse of a person who is disabled to receive a limitation on the school district ad valorem taxes on the spouse's residence homestead if the spouse is 55 years of age or older at the time of the person's death.
What it does: Authorizes the surviving spouse of a person who is disabled to continue to receive the homestead school tax limitation if the surviving spouse is 55 years of age or older when the disabled person dies. In other words, the school property tax remains frozen to ensure surviving spouses aren't taxed out of their homes.
My vote: YES
Proposition 8
What it says: 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 member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.
What it does: Changes the requirement that a member of the armed services have been "killed in action" in order for the surviving spouse to be entitled to the ad valorem tax exemption to a requirement that the member have been "killed or fatally injured in the line of duty."
My vote: YES
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