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2025 Texas Constitutional Amendment Details

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Yes - Proposition 1: Texas State Technical College Funding = Invest in Training Texas Workers

Creates a new fund specifically dedicated to investment in Texas State Technical College educational facilities and infrastructure for training Texans for much needed technical skills.

No - Proposition 2: Ban Capital Gains Tax

Bans any future attempt to create a tax on capital gains in Texas. Benefits wealthy families with significant investments while eliminating a potential source of tax revenue for future legislatures.

No - Proposition 3: Mandatory Bail Denial for Certain Crimes

Requires the denial of bail for individuals accused of certain crimes, removing judicial discretion and undermining the presumption of innocence and due process.

Yes - Proposition 4: Water Infrastructure Fund = Water for Our Future

Much-needed funding for water infrastructure for Texans

Yes - Proposition 5: No Tax on Animal Feed = Lower Costs for Farmers

Eliminates tax on animal feed held for retail sale. Provides relief for farmers and ranchers through lower tax burdens and potential reduced costs.

No - Proposition 6: Y’all Street Bets, Ban Taxes on Stock Trades

Permanently bans taxes on securities trades. This is specifically designed to provide a tax break to hedge funds and wealthy investors, shifting the tax burden further onto working-class Texans.

Yes - Proposition 7: Homestead Exemption for Veterans’ Spouses

Support veterans’ families by providing tax relief to surviving spouses of veterans who died from service-related conditions or disease.

No - Proposition 8: Estate and Gift Tax Ban

A permanent ban on estate and gift taxes in Texas protects wealthy families by shielding generational wealth from ever being taxed.

Yes - Proposition 9: Exempt Some Business Equipment from Tax = Support for Small Businesses

Allows the legislature to exempt $125,000 of the market value of tangible personal property used for the production of income from taxation. Benefits small businesses.

Yes - Proposition 10: Property Tax Relief for Fire Victims

Temporary tax relief for rebuilding after a home fire.

Yes - Proposition 11: Property Tax Reduction for Elderly Homeowners

Creates additional property tax exemptions for homeowners 65 and older. increases the school property tax exemption for elderly and disabled Texans from $10,000 to $60,000.

No - Proposition 12: Judicial Power Play, Politicize Judicial Oversight

Gives the governor more power over appointments to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, risking politicizing judicial discipline.

Yes - Proposition 13: School Tax Relief for Homeowners

Increases the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000.

Yes - Proposition 14: Dementia Research

Creates a publicly funded research institute for dementia, Alzheimer’s, and related diseases, with $3 billion in dedicated funding.

No - Proposition 15: “Parental Rights” for Me, Not for Thee

Cloaked as “Parental Rights,” this amendment seeks to enable further control of classrooms, libraries, and healthcare choices for children to enforce Christian-right values.

No - Proposition 16: Citizenship for Voting

An unnecessary amendment that is being pushed for political gain without actually altering the current laws, which already only allow citizens to vote. Contributes to increased anti-immigrant sentiment.

No - Proposition 17: Tax Breaks for the Border Wall

Public money is being paid to large landowners to support Abbott’s border security theatrics.

Another take we hear from a lot of precinct chairs: Vote NO on all amendments because they were written by the extremist, racist, Christian Nationalist TX GOP. It is reasonable to assume they have nefarious aims with all of them. And voting yes will forever enshrined the amendments into the TX Constitution.