Proposition 5: The constitutional amendment dedicating the revenue received from the existing state sales and use taxes that are imposed on sporting goods to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission to protect Texas’ natural areas, water quality, and history by acquiring, managing, and improving state and local parks and historic sites while not increasing the rate of the state sales and use taxes. Even with the prospects of a state income tax extremely low, Proposition 4 would make it much more challenging for a future legislature to enact an income tax, as doing so would require another constitutional amendment. Texas has no state income tax, and the Texas Legislature is unlikely to pass an income tax anytime in the near future. Proposition 4: The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax, including a tax on an individual’s share of partnership and unincorporated association income. If Proposition 3 passes, the Legislature will write additional laws addressing how the exemptions are implemented. This amendment would allow property owners in areas impacted by a declared disaster to be exempted from property taxes for one year. Proposition 3: The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster. This amendment would allow the Water Development Board to issue bonds to fund new water infrastructure projects in areas of the State where the median household income is below 75% of the statewide median. Proposition 2: The constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board in an amount not to exceed $200 million to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas. The proponents of the amendment believe passage of Proposition 1 will allow rural areas to retain more qualified judges. Currently, rural cities have difficulty finding and retaining qualified municipal court judges. This amendment would allow the same judge to hold more than one municipal judgeship for multiple cities at the same time. In Texas, municipal judges can be either elected or appointed to office. Proposition 1: The constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold more than one office as a municipal judge at the same time. Here is THLA’s explanation of the ten Texas constitutional amendments on this November’s ballot: This November, you won’t see any state or federal candidates for office on the ballot, but you will see ten state constitutional amendments for voters to consider.Ĭonstitutional Amendments are first passed by the Texas Legislature, and then the items go to Texas voters for ratification. Halloween is here, heralding a few signs of Fall–it’s finally getting a bit cooler outside, the Holidays will be here soon, and for those attuned to the political scene, November elections are upon us.
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