What are the 14 state constitutional amendments on the ballot?

Early voting is underway for the Nov. 7 election and whereas there aren’t many main races to vote on there are greater than a dozen state propositions.

You possibly can learn the constitutional amendments on Bexar County’s pattern poll, however many might discover the language complicated and arduous to know.

Right here’s a fast breakdown of every proposition that can hopefully higher clarify every one:

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 1 – Limits rules on farming, ranching, timber manufacturing, horticulture and wildlife administration.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 2– A property tax break for child-care facilities.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 3 – The modification would ban lawmakers from imposing “wealth taxes” — new state taxes primarily based on web value — with out voter approval.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 4 – That is the $18 billion property tax minimize lawmakers have been speaking about this 12 months. It might put a brief restrict on appraisal values for non-homestead properties and it could enhance the homestead exemption on college district taxes which may save a home-owner round $1,200.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 5 – This pertains to the Texas College Fund and would offer funding to sure establishments to realize nationwide prominence as main analysis universities.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 6 – This may create the Texas water fund to help in financing water tasks in Texas.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 7 – This may create the Texas vitality fund to assist firms construct or improve electricity-generating vegetation.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 8 – Increasing high-speed web to all Texans is the objective of this proposition. An approval would assist areas and counties which can be struggling to get households related.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 9 – If this proposition is permitted, it could enhance the cost-of-living changes for retired Texas academics. Relying on when a instructor retired, they may see will increase from two to 6 %.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 10 – This may create tax exemptions for producers of medical or biomedical merchandise in an effort to strengthen the state’s medical provide chain.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 11 – This proposition would allow conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to problem bonds to fund the event and upkeep of parks and leisure amenities.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 12 – The abolishment of the Galveston County treasurer’s workplace.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 13 – Growing the necessary age of retirement for state justices and judges from 75 to 79.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 14 – If permitted, $1 billion would go towards the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund to purchase land to create and enhance state parks. In response to Texas Parks and Wildlife, this is able to be the biggest funding in parks in our state’s historical past.

• Registered voters can vote at any polling web site in the course of the early voting interval from Oct. 23-Nov. 3, or vote at any polling web site on Election Day on Nov. 7.
• You possibly can learn additional explanations of the propositions in this text and within the state’s explanatory statements beneath: