Texas Proposition Voting Megalist (Houston area)
There are 14 main propositions and extras depending on the city and county you are in.
For Harris County, search your name here to see what is on your ballot so you can research: What's on my Ballot? (harrisvotes.com)
Voting is Nov 7 or now with early voting.
| Recommended Vote | Proposition | Why? | Description | Extra info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Prop 1 | This is too broad, do not vote for it. This is not about small farms. This is to protect large corporations from being sued or regulated when they create problems with their neighbors. Dust, maneur runoff, GMO seed contamination of neighboring small farms, pesticide damage of neighboring small farms, etc. Even the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA) opposes this amendment as it will make people hate farms. | THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE IN FARMING, RANCHING, TIMBER PRODUCTION, HORTICULTURE, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. | |
| Yes or No | Prop 2 | Depends on if you think someone should get a tax exemption that you don’t get. Why not just lower property taxes for everyone??? | 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. | |
| No | Prop 3 | This is to prevent higher taxes on like 66 billionaires and a few hundred multi-millionaires. This hurts 99% of texans. Only a moron would vote for this. | 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 | |
| Yes | Prop 4 | House appraisals have gone out of control and trying to even appeal it results in failure. This benefits all Texans. But this should be an exemption for all taxes, not just schools. It should also be permanently for all properties, not just homestead exemption properties. This only goes part of the way. Republicans are assholes as they really just want to defund schools in the long term. They are only offsetting this temporarily with state sales taxes. Republicans love taxing people but hate education. We should not even have property taxes, only income taxes. | THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATURE TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY LIMIT ON THE MAXIMUM APPRAISED VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY OTHER THAN A RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD FOR AD VALOREM TAX PURPOSES; TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE EXEMPTION FROM AD VALOREM TAXATION BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT APPLICABLE TO RESIDENCE HOMESTEADS FROM $40,000 TO $100,000; TO ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF THE LIMITATION ON SCHOOL DISTRICT AD VALOREM TAXES IMPOSED ON THE RESIDENCE HOMESTEADS OF THE ELDERLY OR DISABLED TO REFLECT INCREASES IN CERTAIN EXEMPTION AMOUNTS; TO EXCEPT CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS TO PAY FOR AD VALOREM TAX RELIEF FROM THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATION ON THE RATE OF GROWTH OF APPROPRIATIONS; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM OF OFFICE FOR A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CERTAIN APPRAISAL DISTRICTS. | Most people around houston have their ISD tax around 1.23%. This raises the exemption from 40K to 100K. Will save you about $60 a month. |
| Yes | Prop 5 | Lawmakers put a one-time allotment of $3 billion from the state’s budget surplus toward the fund. An additional $900 million will be rolled into this new endowment from the National Research University Fund, created more than a decade ago to finance research universities. If approved by voters, the state would also contribute $100 million annually from interest accrued on the state’s rainy day fund. | 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 | |
| Yes | Prop 6 | Create the new $1 billion "Texas Water Fund." | THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CREATING THE TEXAS WATER FUND TO ASSIST IN FINANCING WATER PROJECTS IN THIS STATE. | |
| No | Prop 7 | This is just more republican privatizing the profits and socializing the losses. Any amendment we pass should be to make public utilities and force Texas to be under the jurisdiction of the federal energy regulatory commission FERC. | THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF THE TEXAS ENERGY FUND TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, MODERNIZATION, AND OPERATION OF ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES. | Do not give more free money to the people that caused the freeze week. |
| Yes | Prop 8 | Only because we need internet even though this lets the private for profit companies own the networks that the tax payers are paying for. This really should mandate that any networks built with taxpayer funds must stay taxpayer owned. But that will never happen in Texas | THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CREATING THE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TO EXPAND HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND ACCESS AND ASSIST IN THE FINANCING OF CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS. | |
| Yes | Prop 9 | Teachers should get better retirement. Teaching is a very hard job and demanding vs an office job or even a factory job. I say this as an engineer. | THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING THE 88TH LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT TO CERTAIN ANNUITANTS OF THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | |
| Yes | Prop 10 | Does not benefit you or I, just companies that stock a lot of medical supplies. This will help create warehouse jobs as medical distributors would then rather inventory their supplies in Texas. | 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. | Property taxes are always bad. States should never be allowed to tax property |
| Yes | Prop 11 | This just allows them to issue bonds for their recreational districts. | 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. | |
| Yes or No; Yes is fine | Prop 12 | Does not hurt to keep it, but the treasure does not need to be an elected position. | THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER IN GALVESTON COUNTY | |
| No!!!! | Prop 13 | A yes vote will increase the retirement age from 75 to 79 for judges. What is the point of a 78 year old judge??? | THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY AGE OF RETIREMENT FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES | Only a moron would vote yes on prop 13. |
| Yes | Prop 14 | create a $1 billion fund to build or improve state parks | THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF THE CENTENNIAL PARKS CONSERVATION FUND TO BE USED FOR THE CREATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF STATE PARKS | |
| Yes | Harris County Prop A | Cost to taxpayer is $6 a month for a new hospital with a level 1 trauma center. The bond would finance the project over 10 years, with an additional $300 million in county funds and $100 million in grants and philanthropy. More than double inpatient beds by building a new hospital (from 215 to 450); Ben Taub would add 120 more patient rooms. | THE ISSUANCE OF $2,500,000,000 HOSPITAL DISTRICT BONDS FOR ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, EQUIPPING AND ENLARGING THE DISTRICT'S HOSPITAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING IMPROVING, RENOVATING AND DEVELOPING (A) THE LYNDON B. JOHNSON (LBJ) HOSPITAL CAMPUS, INCLUDING A REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL WITH A LEVEL 1 CAPABLE TRAUMA CENTER, (B) THE BEN TAUB HOSPITAL CAMPUS, AND (C) DISTRICT CLINICS AND HEALTH CENTERS; AND THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR AUTHORIZED SYSTEM PURPOSES; AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS AND THE COSTS OF ANY CREDIT AGREEMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE BONDS. | HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, PROPOSITION A; |
| Yes | Katy ISD Prop A | $722K bond to build 3 new schools, 26 renovations, 85 security upgrades, 61 building repairs. This does not technically mean taxes will increase. It could actually avoid a tax increase since currently they state they can make the proposed bond payments under their current tax revenues. | THE ISSUANCE OF $722,992,054 SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS BY KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS (INCLUDING SAFETY AND SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SUCH SCHOOL BUILDINGS), THE PURCHASE OF NECESSARY SITES FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND NEW SCHOOL BUSES AND THE IMPOSITION OF TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS. THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE |
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