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Election Date
State
Title
Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025
Texas
Proposition 16: Proposition 16, Amend the Texas Constitution to provide that "persons who are not citizens of the United States" cannot vote (2025)
Passed
Constitution
Election Date
State
Title
Outcome
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 1: Angelo State University
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 4: Bonds for Maintenance, Improvement, Repair, and Construction Projects and for the Purchase of Needed Equipment
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 15: Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 13: Denial of Bail in Felony and Family Violence Cases
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 12: Highway Improvement Bonds
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 8: Home Equity Loan Procedures
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 3: Homestead Taxes
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 14: Limit on Service by State Justices and Judges
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 5: Local Property Taxes
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 6: Motor Vehicle Taxes
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 10: Office of Inspector of Hides and Animals
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 9: Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 11: Public Record of Votes in the Legislature
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 7: Re-Sale of Property Acquired through Eminent Domain
Passed
Nov. 1, 2007
Texas
Proposition 2: Educational Loans to College and University Students
Passed
Nov. 3, 2009
Texas
Proposition 10: Allowing Board Members of Emergency Services Districts to Serve Four Years
Passed
Nov. 3, 2009
Texas
Proposition 5: Allowing Consolidated Boards of Equalization for Appraisal Districts
Passed
Nov. 3, 2009
Texas
Proposition 7: Allowing Members of the Texas State Guard to Hold Civil Office
Passed
Nov. 3, 2009
Texas
Proposition 3: Allowing State Enforcement of Uniform Property Appraisal Standards and Procedures
Passed
Nov. 3, 2009
Texas
Proposition 1: Authorizing City and County Financing to Buy Buffer Areas Near Military Installations
Passed
Nov. 3, 2009
Texas
Proposition 9: Establishing a Right to Use and Access Public Beaches
Passed
Nov. 3, 2009
Texas
Proposition 4: Establishing the National Research University Fund
Passed
Nov. 3, 2009
Texas
Proposition 2: Requiring Appraisal of Residence Homesteads Based Solely on their Homestead Value
Passed
Nov. 3, 2009
Texas
Proposition 11: Restricting Use of Eminent Domain to Taking Property for Public Purposes
Passed
Nov. 3, 2009
Texas
Proposition 6: Renewing Veterans' Land Board Bond Authority for Land and Mortgage Loans
Passed
Nov. 8, 2011
Texas
Proposition 6 (SJR 26): Amending the Constitution to Increase the Amount of Principal that is Available for Withdrawal from the Permanent School Fund Each Year
Passed
Nov. 8, 2011
Texas
Propostion 1 (SJR 14): Authorizing Exemption from Ad Valorem Taxation of All or Part of the Market Value of the Residence Homestead of the Surviving Spouse of a 100 Percent or Totally Disabled Veteran
Passed
Nov. 8, 2011
Texas
Proposition Number 9 (SJR 9): Authorizing the Governor to Grant a Pardon to a Person Who Successfully Completes a Term of Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision
Passed
Nov. 8, 2011
Texas
Proposition 5: Authorizing the Legislature to Allow Cities or Counties to Enter into Interlocal Contracts with Other Cities or Counties Without the Imposition of a Tax or the Provision of a Sinking Fund
Passed
Nov. 8, 2011
Texas
Proposition 4 (HJR 63): Authorizing the Legislature to Permit a County to Issue Bonds or Notes to Finance the Development or Redevelopment of an Unproductive, Underdeveloped, or Blighted Area
Failed
Nov. 8, 2011
Texas
Proposition Number 10 (SJR 37): Extending the Length of the Unexpired Term that Causes the Automatic Resignation of Certain Local Elected Officeholders
Passed
Nov. 8, 2011
Texas
Proposition Number 7 (SJR 28): Permit Conservation and Reclamation Districts in El Paso County to Issue Bonds
Failed
Nov. 8, 2011
Texas
Proposition Number 8 (SJR 16): Providing for the Appraisal of Open-Space Land Devoted to Water-Stewardship Purposes on the Basis of its Productive Capacity
Failed
Nov. 8, 2011
Texas
Proposition 2 (SJR 4): Providing for the Issuance of Additional General Obligation Bonds by the Texas Water Development Board
Passed
Nov. 8, 2011
Texas
Proposition 3 (SJR 50): Providing for the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds of the State of Texas to Finance Educational Loans to Students
Passed
Nov. 5, 2013
Texas
Proposition 1: Tax Exemption on Residences of Service Members Killed in Action Amendment
Passed
Nov. 5, 2013
Texas
Proposition 4: Disabled Veteran Residence Tax Exemption Amendment
Passed
Nov. 5, 2013
Texas
Proposition 2: State Medical Education Board and State Medical Education Fund Elimination Amendment
Passed
Nov. 5, 2013
Texas
Proposition 3: Political Subdivision for Aircraft Tax Exemption Amendment
Passed
Nov. 5, 2013
Texas
Proposition 5: Reverse Mortgage Loan Amendment
Passed
Nov. 5, 2013
Texas
Proposition 6: Rainy Day Fund Amendment
Passed
Nov. 5, 2013
Texas
Proposition 7: Home Rule Charter Provision Amendment
Passed
Nov. 5, 2013
Texas
Proposition 8: Repeal of Hidalgo County Hospital District Amendment
Passed
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Election Date:
Nov. 4, 2025
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 16: Proposition 16, Amend the Texas Constitution to provide that "persons who are not citizens of the United States" cannot vote (2025)
Outcome:
Passed
Constitution
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Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 1: Angelo State University
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 4: Bonds for Maintenance, Improvement, Repair, and Construction Projects and for the Purchase of Needed Equipment
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 15: Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 13: Denial of Bail in Felony and Family Violence Cases
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 12: Highway Improvement Bonds
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 8: Home Equity Loan Procedures
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 3: Homestead Taxes
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 14: Limit on Service by State Justices and Judges
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 5: Local Property Taxes
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 6: Motor Vehicle Taxes
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 10: Office of Inspector of Hides and Animals
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 9: Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 11: Public Record of Votes in the Legislature
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 7: Re-Sale of Property Acquired through Eminent Domain
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 1, 2007
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 2: Educational Loans to College and University Students
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 3, 2009
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 10: Allowing Board Members of Emergency Services Districts to Serve Four Years
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 3, 2009
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 5: Allowing Consolidated Boards of Equalization for Appraisal Districts
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 3, 2009
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 7: Allowing Members of the Texas State Guard to Hold Civil Office
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 3, 2009
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 3: Allowing State Enforcement of Uniform Property Appraisal Standards and Procedures
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 3, 2009
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 1: Authorizing City and County Financing to Buy Buffer Areas Near Military Installations
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 3, 2009
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 9: Establishing a Right to Use and Access Public Beaches
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 3, 2009
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 4: Establishing the National Research University Fund
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 3, 2009
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 2: Requiring Appraisal of Residence Homesteads Based Solely on their Homestead Value
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 3, 2009
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 11: Restricting Use of Eminent Domain to Taking Property for Public Purposes
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 3, 2009
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 6: Renewing Veterans' Land Board Bond Authority for Land and Mortgage Loans
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 8, 2011
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 6 (SJR 26): Amending the Constitution to Increase the Amount of Principal that is Available for Withdrawal from the Permanent School Fund Each Year
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 8, 2011
State:
Texas
Title:
Propostion 1 (SJR 14): Authorizing Exemption from Ad Valorem Taxation of All or Part of the Market Value of the Residence Homestead of the Surviving Spouse of a 100 Percent or Totally Disabled Veteran
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 8, 2011
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition Number 9 (SJR 9): Authorizing the Governor to Grant a Pardon to a Person Who Successfully Completes a Term of Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 8, 2011
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 5: Authorizing the Legislature to Allow Cities or Counties to Enter into Interlocal Contracts with Other Cities or Counties Without the Imposition of a Tax or the Provision of a Sinking Fund
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 8, 2011
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 4 (HJR 63): Authorizing the Legislature to Permit a County to Issue Bonds or Notes to Finance the Development or Redevelopment of an Unproductive, Underdeveloped, or Blighted Area
Outcome:
Failed
Election Date:
Nov. 8, 2011
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition Number 10 (SJR 37): Extending the Length of the Unexpired Term that Causes the Automatic Resignation of Certain Local Elected Officeholders
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 8, 2011
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition Number 7 (SJR 28): Permit Conservation and Reclamation Districts in El Paso County to Issue Bonds
Outcome:
Failed
Election Date:
Nov. 8, 2011
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition Number 8 (SJR 16): Providing for the Appraisal of Open-Space Land Devoted to Water-Stewardship Purposes on the Basis of its Productive Capacity
Outcome:
Failed
Election Date:
Nov. 8, 2011
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 2 (SJR 4): Providing for the Issuance of Additional General Obligation Bonds by the Texas Water Development Board
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 8, 2011
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 3 (SJR 50): Providing for the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds of the State of Texas to Finance Educational Loans to Students
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 5, 2013
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 1: Tax Exemption on Residences of Service Members Killed in Action Amendment
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 5, 2013
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 4: Disabled Veteran Residence Tax Exemption Amendment
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 5, 2013
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 2: State Medical Education Board and State Medical Education Fund Elimination Amendment
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 5, 2013
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 3: Political Subdivision for Aircraft Tax Exemption Amendment
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 5, 2013
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 5: Reverse Mortgage Loan Amendment
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 5, 2013
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 6: Rainy Day Fund Amendment
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 5, 2013
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 7: Home Rule Charter Provision Amendment
Outcome:
Passed
Election Date:
Nov. 5, 2013
State:
Texas
Title:
Proposition 8: Repeal of Hidalgo County Hospital District Amendment
Outcome:
Passed
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