There are 17 proposed constitutional amendments on the Texas November 2025 ballot. Complete information is available on the Texas Secretary of State website at https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/2025-explanatory-statements.pdf.
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Proposition Number 1
Prop. 1 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the permanent technical institution infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System.”
SJR 59 promotes career and workforce opportunities by establishing two funds for the Texas State Technical College System. Funds are not to be used for athletic facilities.
Proposition Number 2
Prop. 2 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.”
SJR 18 prevents the imposition of a state capital gains tax on a Texas citizen or estate. This proposition would have no bearing on federal law relating to capital gains tax.
Proposition Number 3
Prop. 3 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.”
SJR 5 requires bail to denied for the offenses of: Murder, Capital Murder, Aggravated Assault with Serious Bodily Harm, Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Sexual Assault, Indecency with a Child, and Human Trafficking charges. The State would still be required to document that bail would not be sufficient.
Proposition Number 4
Prop. 4 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.”
HJR 7 dedicates a portion of state sales tax to the Texas Water Fund. Projections estimate $20 billion over 20 years, with an annual cap of $1 billion.
Proposition Number 5
Prop. 5 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.”
HJR 99 provides a tax exemption for animal feed held in inventory to be sold.
Proposition Number 6
Prop. 6 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from enacting a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.”
HJR 4 prohibits new securities-related taxes, including occupation and service taxes on licensed securities operators.
Proposition Number 7
Prop. 7 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.”
HJR 133 provides a property tax exemption on homestead property for widows of veterans who passed from a condition arising from service-related duty, as determined by federal law.
Proposition Number 8
Prop. 8 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment to prohibit the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent’s property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.”
HJR 2 prohibits state taxes on estate, inheritance or death transfers. Retroactive to January 1, 2025.
Proposition Number 9
Prop. 9 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.”
HJR 1 increases the business tax exemption for personal property from $2,500 to $125,000.
Proposition Number 10
Prop. 10 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.”
SJR 84 provides temporary suspension of property tax for any residential improvement destroyed by fire, minimum uninhabitability of 30 days to be eligible.
Proposition Number 11
Prop. 11 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.”
SJR 85 increases the supplementary homestead exemption for disability over the age of 65 from $10,000 to $60,000.
Proposition Number 12
Prop. 12 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission’s recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.”
SJR 27 increases citizen representation on the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Proposition Number 13
Prop. 13 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000.”
SJR 2 increases the homestead property tax exemption for school taxes from $100,000 to $140,000.
Proposition Number 14
Prop. 14 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.”
SJR 3 establishes a new state agency, the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, to award research grants. DPRIT initially funded with $3 billion from general revenue.
Proposition Number 15
Prop. 15 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children.”
SJR 34 affirms certain fundamental parental rights.
Proposition Number 16
Prop. 16 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.”
SJR 37 requires potential voters to be a U.S. citizen in order to register to vote in Texas.
Proposition Number 17
Prop. 17 will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.”
HJR 34 provides a property tax exemption for property affected by border security improvements.
