Ballot Measures, November 4, 2025
Texas voters decided 17 statewide ballot measures on November 4, 2025.
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Proposition 13 | Increase the property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 of the market value of a homestead. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 79.0% voting yes. | Passed (79% yes) |
| Proposition 6 | Prohibit the enactment of laws that impose taxes on entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or on certain securities transactions. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 55.0% voting yes. | Passed (55% yes) |
| Proposition 9 | Authorize the state legislature to exempt $125,000 of the market value of personal tangible property used for income production from taxes. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 65.0% voting yes. | Passed (65% yes) |
| Proposition 10 | Provide a temporary homestead exemption for improvements made to residences destroyed by fire. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 89.0% voting yes. | Passed (89% yes) |
| Proposition 11 | Increase the property tax exemption from $10,000 to $60,000 of the market value for homesteads owned by elderly or disabled individuals. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 78.0% voting yes. | Passed (78% yes) |
| Proposition 12 | Change the composition of the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, provide for a temporary tribunal to review the commission's recommendations, and change the authority governing judicial misconduct. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 62.0% voting yes. | Passed (62% yes) |
| Proposition 14 | Establish the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas with $3 billion from the general fund. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 69.0% voting yes. | Passed (69% yes) |
| Proposition 15 | Provide that parents have the right "to exercise care, custody, and control of the parent’s child, including the right to make decisions concerning the child’s upbringing". This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 70.0% voting yes. | Passed (70% yes) |
| Proposition 17 | Authorize the state legislature to provide for a property tax exemption for the construction of border infrastructure on property located in a county that borders Mexico. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 57.0% voting yes. | Passed (57% yes) |
| Proposition 1 | Establish the Permanent Technical Institution Infrastructure Fund (Permanent Fund) and the Available Workforce Education Fund (Available Fund) as special funds in the state treasury to support the Texas Technical College System. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 69.0% voting yes. | Passed (69% yes) |
| Proposition 4 | Authorize the state legislature to allocate sales tax revenue that exceeds the first $46.5 billion with a maximum of $1 billion per fiscal year to the state water fund and authorize the state legislature, by a two-thirds vote, to adjust the amount allocated. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 70.0% voting yes. | Passed (70% yes) |
| Proposition 5 | Establish a property tax exemption on animal feed held by the owner of the property for retail sale. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 64.0% voting yes. | Passed (64% yes) |
| Proposition 7 | Establish a property tax homestead exemption on all or part of the market value of the homestead of a surviving spouse of a veteran who died from a service-connected disease. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 86.0% voting yes. | Passed (86% yes) |
| Proposition 8 | Prohibit the state legislature from enacting laws imposing taxes on a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 72.0% voting yes. | Passed (72% yes) |
| Proposition 2 | Prohibit a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 65.0% voting yes. | Passed (65% yes) |
| Proposition 3 | Requires judges or magistrates to deny bail to individuals accused of certain violent or sexual offenses punishable as a felony if there is clear and convincing evidence that the accused will not reappear in court or is a danger to the community. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 61.0% voting yes. | Passed (61% yes) |
| Proposition 16 | Amend the Texas Constitution to provide that "persons who are not citizens of the United States" cannot vote. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Texas 2025 ballot. Voters approved it with 72.0% voting yes. | Passed (72% yes) |
Special Election Runoff, January 31, 2026
Texas held special election runoffs on January 31, 2026, deciding 1 legislative seat.
Legislature
- House (150 seats): 62 D, 87 R, 1 other or vacant before the election, 62 D, 87 R, 1 other or vacant after; control stayed with Republicans.
- Senate (31 seats): 12 D, 18 R, 1 other or vacant before the election, 0 D, 0 R after.
Legislative races
| Race | Winner | Others | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 9 | Taylor Rehmet (D) 57.27% | Leigh Wambsganss (R) 42.73% | Flipped R to D |