US EditionAP Decision Notes: What to Expect in Texas on Election Day
Texas voters face 17 amendments addressing taxes, parental rights, and judicial reform, with 76% of past amendments historically passing, plus a special election for the 18th Congressional District seat.
- On Nov. 4, 2025, Texas voters will decide 17 proposed state constitutional amendments while Houston-area voters choose among 16 candidates in the 18th Congressional District special election.
- With seven measures tied to property taxes, seven amendments focus on property tax exemptions while three create state infrastructure and program funds, including Proposition 4 and SJR 3.
- Detracting key measures, SJR 2 would raise the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, potentially reducing property tax revenue by $51 billion, and Proposition 3 would allow judges to deny bail for certain felony suspects.
- As of Oct. 28, election officials reported 759,969 ballots cast with about 78% early or absentee, and if no candidate tops 50%, the top two advance to a runoff in the 18th Congressional District.
- Three proposed bans would bar taxes Texas doesn't now impose, limiting future revenue tools, and the Texas constitution—amended 530 times—has historically seen about 76% of such measures accepted.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Texas on Election Day
Texans will vote on a large menu of constitutional amendments Tuesday. Some Houston voters are also filling a vacant seat in the 18th Congressional District, after the death of Congressman Sylvester Turner.
17 constitutional amendments on the ballot: What Texas voters need to know
When Texas voters head to the polls for the Nov. 4 elections, they will face one of the longest ballots of constitutional amendments in state history. Seventeen proposed changes, ranging from property tax relief and infrastructure funding to parental rights and bail reform, will be presented to voters. The amendments represent the most significant number of ballot propositions since 2003. They signal how Texas continues to govern major policy th…
The Texan’s guide to Election Day: What voters need to know
Early voting for the 2025 Texas general and special elections began Oct. 20 and will run through Friday. Election Day is on Nov. 4. Polling stations are located at the Texas Union, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Students can vote between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. during most days of the early voting period and on Election Day. The Travis County Cle…
Voting Day Tuesday for amendment, local VATRE election
Another Election Day is on the horizon. Early voting ends tomorrow in the Texas Constitutional Amendment Election as well as a Voter- Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) for the Dimmitt Independent School District (DISD).
Early voting is under way. Here’s what voters need to know. - Clarendon Live
by María Méndez, The Texas Tribune September 22, 2025 Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas voters will get the final say on 17 constitutional amendments — usually listed as statewide propositions at the top of the ballot —
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