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List of Texas ballot measures
From Ballotpedia
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This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in Texas.
List of ballot measures by year
Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.
2025
See also: Texas 2025 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Higher education funding; Restricted-use funds | 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 |
| 2,041,859 (69%) | 916,217 (31%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Homestead tax exemptions; Property tax exemptions | Provide a temporary homestead exemption for improvements made to residences destroyed by fire |
| 2,632,027 (89%) | 315,875 (11%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Property tax exemptions; Homestead tax exemptions | Increase the property tax exemption from $10,000 to $60,000 of the market value for homesteads owned by elderly or disabled individuals |
| 2,294,314 (78%) | 659,066 (22%) | |
| Proposition 12 | State judiciary oversight | 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 |
| 1,796,384 (62%) | 1,105,659 (38%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Homestead tax exemptions; Property tax exemptions | Increase the property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 of the market value of a homestead |
| 2,348,815 (79%) | 609,203 (21%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Vaccinations and disease policy; Revenue allocation; Administrative organization; Healthcare governance | Establish the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas with $3 billion from the general fund |
| 2,016,281 (69%) | 924,001 (31%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Family-related policy; Constitutional rights | 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" |
| 2,065,714 (70%) | 890,983 (30%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Citizenship voting requirements | Amend the Texas Constitution to provide that "persons who are not citizens of the United States" cannot vote |
| 2,132,473 (72%) | 831,308 (28%) | |
| Proposition 17 | Property tax exemptions | 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 |
| 1,668,285 (57%) | 1,237,102 (43%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Income taxes | Prohibit a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust |
| 1,937,917 (65%) | 1,026,718 (35%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Bail policy | 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 |
| 1,809,465 (61%) | 1,150,122 (39%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Water storage; Restricted-use funds; Sales taxes | 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 |
| 2,077,449 (70%) | 872,670 (30%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Agriculture policy; Property tax exemptions | Establish a property tax exemption on animal feed held by the owner of the property for retail sale |
| 1,847,664 (64%) | 1,057,001 (36%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Business taxes | Prohibit the enactment of laws that impose taxes on entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or on certain securities transactions |
| 1,588,054 (55%) | 1,306,101 (45%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Veterans policy; Homestead tax exemptions; Property tax exemptions | 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 |
| 2,542,959 (86%) | 405,386 (14%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Property taxes | Prohibit the state legislature from enacting laws imposing taxes on a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate |
| 2,140,379 (72%) | 823,406 (28%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Property tax exemptions | Authorize the state legislature to exempt $125,000 of the market value of personal tangible property used for income production from taxes |
| 1,896,300 (65%) | 1,019,501 (35%) |
2023
See also: Texas 2023 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Forestry and timber; Constitutional rights; Agriculture policy | Establishes a right to farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management in the state constitution |
| 2,025,803 (79%) | 537,666 (21%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Property tax exemptions; Business taxes; Healthcare governance | Authorizes an ad valorem tax exemption on equipment and inventory manufactured by medical or biomedical companies |
| 1,370,569 (55%) | 1,121,576 (45%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issue requirements; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Authorizes the state legislature to permit conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to allow the county to issue bonds to fund parks and recreational facilities |
| 1,526,830 (63%) | 883,339 (37%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Local government officials and elections | Abolishes the Galveston County treasurer |
| 1,212,667 (53%) | 1,078,056 (47%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Age limits for officials; State judicial selection | Increases the mandatory retirement age for state judges from 75 to 79 |  | 932,834 (37%) | 1,567,129 (63%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Restricted-use funds; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Creates the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund |
| 1,928,021 (77%) | 591,658 (23%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Early childhood education; Property tax exemptions | Allow local governments to exempt child-care facilities from property taxes |
| 1,629,151 (65%) | 885,704 (35%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Tax and revenue administration | Prohibit a wealth or net worth tax |
| 1,712,458 (68%) | 809,815 (32%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Local government officials and elections; Public education funding; Revenue and spending limits; Property tax exemptions; Homestead tax exemptions | Increase homestead tax exemption from $40,000 to $100,000 and increase state funding for public education |
| 2,121,784 (83%) | 421,177 (17%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Higher education funding; Restricted-use funds; Revenue allocation | Renames the National Research University Fund to the Texas University Fund and establishes an ongoing revenue source from the accrued interest of the economic stabilization fund |
| 1,622,620 (64%) | 898,790 (36%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Restricted-use funds; Drinking water systems; Water storage | Creates the Texas Water Fund to finance water projects |
| 1,969,996 (78%) | 566,712 (22%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Energy funds; Utility policy; Restricted-use funds | Creates the Texas Energy Fund and authorizes funding to modernize electric generation facilities |
| 1,644,279 (65%) | 888,410 (35%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Restricted-use funds; Telecommunications infrastructure | Creates the Texas Broadband Infrastructure Fund to finance high-speed broadband access |
| 1,750,736 (69%) | 770,112 (31%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Public employee retirement funds | Authorizes the state legislature to make cost-of-living adjustments or other benefit enhancements to eligible annuitants of the teacher retirement system |
| 2,145,585 (84%) | 416,824 (16%) |
2022
See also: Texas 2022 ballot measures
May 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Homestead tax exemptions; Property tax exemptions; Public education funding | Authorize the Legislature to reduce the school tax limits for senior and disabled residents to reflect reductions passed as statute from the preceding tax year |
| 1,128,380 (87%) | 168,141 (13%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Homestead tax exemptions; Public education funding; Property tax exemptions | Increase the homestead exemption for school district taxes from $25,000 to $40,000 |
| 1,112,961 (85%) | 197,120 (15%) |
2021
See also: Texas 2021 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Gambling policy | Authorizes professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct raffles at rodeo venues |
| 1,242,625 (84%) | 239,783 (16%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Transportation; Bond issues | Authorizes a county to issue bonds to fund infrastructure and transportation projects in undeveloped and blighted areas |
| 931,453 (63%) | 544,834 (37%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Constitutional rights; Religion-related policy | Amends the Texas Constitution to prohibit the state or any political subdivision from enacting a law, rule, order, or proclamation that limits religious services or organizations |
| 925,447 (62%) | 557,093 (38%) | |
| Proposition 4 | State judiciary | Changes the eligibility requirements for the following judicial offices: a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, and a district judge |
| 845,030 (59%) | 592,585 (41%) | |
| Proposition 5 | State judiciary | Authorizes the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct to accept and investigate complaints and reports against candidates running for state judicial office |
| 852,336 (59%) | 586,686 (41%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Healthcare governance; Constitutional rights | Amends the Texas Constitution to state that residents of nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, or state-supported living centers have a right to designate an essential caregiver that may not be prohibited from visiting the resident |
| 1,293,922 (88%) | 178,665 (12%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Property tax exemptions; Homestead tax exemptions | Amends the Texas Constitution to allow the legislature to extend a homestead tax limit for surviving spouses of disabled individuals as long as the spouse is 55 years old and resides at the home |
| 1,285,384 (87%) | 190,109 (13%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Homestead tax exemptions; Veterans policy; Property tax exemptions | Amends the Texas Constitution to allow the legislature to apply a homestead tax exemption for surviving spouses of members of the military to those fatally injured in the line of duty |
| 1,291,920 (88%) | 180,179 (12%) |
2019
See also: Texas 2019 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State judicial selection | Allow persons to hold more than one office as an elected or appointed municipal judge in more than one municipality at the same time | | 685,827 (35%) | 1,298,866 (65%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Animal treatment laws | Allow for the transfer of a law enforcement animal, such as a dog or horse, to the animal's handler or another qualified caretaker if the transfer is in the animal's best interest |
| 1,858,876 (94%) | 123,648 (6%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bond issues; Water | Allow the Texas Water Development Board to issue bonds on a continuing basis, but not exceeding $200 million in total principal at any time |
| 1,294,936 (66%) | 677,619 (34%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Property tax exemptions; Local government finance and taxes | Require political subdivisions to provide temporary property tax exemptions in areas that the governor declared as disaster areas |
| 1,679,049 (85%) | 294,235 (15%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Income taxes | Prohibit the state from levying an income tax on individuals to the Texas Constitution |
| 1,477,373 (74%) | 509,547 (26%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Dedicate revenue received from the existing state sales and use taxes that are imposed on sporting goods to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission |
| 1,745,353 (88%) | 237,656 (12%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Vaccinations and disease policy; Bond issues | Allow the legislature to increase the maximum amount of bonds for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas from $3 billion to $6 billion |
| 1,259,398 (64%) | 707,939 (36%) | |
| Proposition 7 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow the General Land Office and State Board of Education to each transfer $600 million from the Permanent School Fund's lands and properties proceeds to the Available School Fund each year |
| 1,459,578 (74%) | 509,590 (26%) | |
| Proposition 8 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Water | Create the flood infrastructure fund |
| 1,538,726 (78%) | 437,384 (22%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Property tax exemptions; Property taxes | Allow the legislature to exempt precious metals held in a precious metal depository from property taxation |
| 982,881 (51%) | 932,885 (49%) |
2017
See also: Texas 2017 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Veterans policy; Property tax exemptions; Homestead tax exemptions | Authorizes tax exemption for property of partially disabled veterans received as donations |
| 754,739 (86%) | 122,864 (14%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Banking policy; Business regulations; Housing assistance programs | Makes changes to home equity loan provision of constitution |
| 593,052 (69%) | 270,780 (31%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State executive official measures | Provides for how long an appointed officer may serve after his or her term expires |
| 722,753 (83%) | 146,390 (17%) | |
| Proposition 4 | State executive official measures | Requires a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to a statute |
| 554,040 (65%) | 300,096 (35%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Gambling policy; Athletics and sports | Defines professional sports team in charitable raffles |
| 510,363 (60%) | 335,582 (40%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Taxes | Authorizes property tax exemption for surviving spouses of first responders killed in line of duty |
| 739,452 (85%) | 134,167 (15%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Banking policy | Authorizes financial institutions to offer prizes to promote savings |
| 511,806 (60%) | 345,556 (40%) |
2015
See also: Texas 2015 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Increases the homestead exemption for school district property taxes from $15,000 to $25,000 |
| 1,369,813 (86%) | 216,032 (14%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Taxes | Authorizes a property tax exemption for spouses of disabled veterans |
| 1,433,837 (91%) | 134,885 (9%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State executive official measures | Repeals the requirement that statewide executive officials must reside in the state capital |
| 1,022,525 (66%) | 524,625 (34%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Gambling policy; Athletics and sports | Authorizes sports team foundations to hold raffles |
| 1,074,485 (69%) | 473,460 (31%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Transportation | Authorizes some counties to perform private road construction |
| 1,278,829 (83%) | 266,782 (17%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Right to hunt and fish; Constitutional rights | Provide for a state constitutional right to hunt, fish, and trap, including traditional methods |
| 1,260,763 (81%) | 294,973 (19%) | |
| Proposition 7 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allocates certain sales tax revenue to state highway fund through 2032 |
| 1,295,248 (83%) | 260,810 (17%) |
2014
See also: Texas 2014 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Diverts oil and gasoline tax revenues from state's Rainy Day Fund into transportation funding |
| 3,213,483 (80%) | 810,382 (20%) |
2013
See also: Texas 2013 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Allow the legislature to grant property tax exemptions on all or part of the market value of a home owned by the surviving spouse of a service member killed in action |
| 999,724 (87%) | 149,613 (13%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Healthcare facility funding; Revenue allocation | Eliminate an obsolete requirement for a State Medical Education Board and a State Medical Education Fund |
| 950,046 (85%) | 171,666 (15%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Taxes; Transportation | Allow political subdivisions to extend the property tax exemption period for aircraft parts |
| 626,602 (58%) | 458,767 (42%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Taxes; Veterans policy | Allow the legislature to grant property tax exemptions on part of the market value of residence homesteads donated by charities to partially disabled veterans or their surviving spouses |
| 965,377 (85%) | 168,435 (15%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Housing | Allow for the making of a reverse mortgage loan for the purchase of a home and amended certain requirements regarding a reverse mortgage loan |
| 683,402 (63%) | 408,197 (37%) | |
| Proposition 6 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Water | Establish the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIRFT) to provide funding for priority projects outlined in state water plan |
| 839,369 (73%) | 304,981 (27%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Local government organization; Local government officials and elections | Allow home-rule municipalities to specify in their charters how to fill governing body vacancies with unexpired terms of 12 months or less |
| 809,844 (74%) | 278,878 (26%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Local government organization | Authorize the creation of a hospital district in Hidalgo County |
| 743,510 (72%) | 283,933 (28%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State judiciary | Expand the sanctions the State Commission on Judicial Conduct may impose on judges or justices after formal proceedings |
| 925,509 (85%) | 167,825 (15%) |
2011
See also: Texas 2011 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes; Veterans policy | Allow the legislature to grant surviving spouses of totally disabled veterans a property tax exemption on their principal residences |
| 568,959 (83%) | 117,520 (17%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Local official term limits | Change the length of the unexpired term that triggers automatic resignation under the resign-to-run rule from one year to one year and 30 days |
| 371,460 (56%) | 292,502 (44%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Water; Bond issues | Allow the Texas Water Development Board to issue additional bonds as long as no more than $6 billion are outstanding at any one time |
| 347,614 (52%) | 327,076 (48%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education | Authorize general obligation bonds to finance the Hinson-Hazelwood College Student Loan Program |
| 371,957 (55%) | 310,211 (45%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issue requirements | Allow counties to issue redevelopment bonds pledged by tax revenues from the increased property values in the redevelopment area | | 269,272 (40%) | 399,205 (60%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Local government organization | Allow the legislature to permit cities and counties to enter interlocal agreements exceeding one year without requiring tax imposition or sinking funds |
| 384,083 (58%) | 280,681 (42%) | |
| Proposition 6 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education | Change public education funding by adjusting accounting methods for the Permanent School Fund and State Land Board, allowing up to $300 million annually to be transferred directly to the Available School Fund |
| 346,023 (52%) | 324,904 (48%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to issue bonds to fund the maintenance of parks and recreational facilities | | 315,634 (48%) | 337,766 (52%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Taxes; Water | Add water stewardship to the list of land uses that can be appraised on productive capacity to qualify for tax exemptions | | 309,786 (47%) | 349,320 (53%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State executive powers and duties | Allow the governor to grant pardons, reprieves, and commutations to persons who complete deferred adjudication |
| 383,803 (57%) | 285,836 (43%) |
2009
See also: Texas 2009 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize financing for buffer zone purchases near military installations to prevent encroachment and for infrastructure projects supporting the installation. |
| 580,030 (55%) | 470,746 (45%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Local official term limits | Set term limits up to four years for elected members of emergency services district boards. |
| 759,059 (73%) | 279,566 (27%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Eminent domain policy | Prohibit government land acquisition for non-public use and require individual property assessments for blight before labelled as blighted. |
| 848,651 (81%) | 198,822 (19%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Property; Taxes | Allow the legislature to tax a residence homestead based on the value of that property |
| 722,427 (68%) | 336,559 (32%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Taxes; Property | Provide uniform standards and procedures for property appraisal for tax purposes. |
| 691,294 (66%) | 363,703 (34%) | |
| Proposition 4 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education | Create the national research university fund to support state universities' national prominence, utilizing resources from the higher education fund. |
| 593,773 (57%) | 453,319 (43%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Taxes | Allow homestead taxation based on residential value, a board of equalizations by adjoining appraisal entities, and uniform appraisal standards. |
| 631,365 (62%) | 390,080 (38%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Veterans policy; Bond issues | Authorize the sale of state bonds to finance land and home loans for Texas veterans, ensuring outstanding bonds do not exceed limits. |
| 672,285 (66%) | 351,036 (34%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Military service policy | Allow members of the Texas State Guard and other state military forces to hold civil offices. |
| 764,994 (73%) | 281,855 (27%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Healthcare facility funding; Veterans policy | Authorize the state to allocate funds, property, and resources for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of veterans hospitals. |
| 789,703 (75%) | 265,627 (25%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Property | Provide protections for public beach access and use. |
| 805,362 (77%) | 241,522 (23%) |
2007
See also: Texas 2007 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Provide constitutional funds for facilities and capital items at Angelo State University upon a change in university governance. |
| 696,426 (66%) | 353,922 (34%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Administrative organization | Eliminate the constitutional authority for the office of inspector of hides and animals. |
| 806,652 (77%) | 246,914 (23%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Open meetings and public information; State legislative processes and sessions | Require recorded votes on all bills, with certain exceptions, and online publication of vote records for public access. |
| 893,686 (85%) | 163,553 (15%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Transportation; Bond issues | Issue up to $5 billion in general obligation bonds for highway improvement projects. |
| 670,186 (63%) | 400,383 (37%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Bail policy | Authorize the denial of bail for individuals violating court orders or release conditions in felony or family violence cases |
| 916,173 (84%) | 176,189 (16%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Judicial term limits; State judiciary oversight; Age limits for officials | Allow justices or judges to serve their full term despite reaching the mandatory retirement age. |
| 814,148 (75%) | 271,245 (25%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding | Create the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and issue $3 billion in state general revenue-backed bonds for cancer research. |
| 673,763 (61%) | 422,647 (39%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Water; Bond issues | Authorize the Texas Water Development Board to issue $250 million additional bonds to assist economically distressed areas. |
| 650,533 (61%) | 419,914 (39%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bond issues; Education | Issue $500 million in bonds for student educational loans. |
| 718,282 (66%) | 372,659 (34%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Property; Taxes | Limit the homestead's maximum taxable value to the lower of the current market value or 110% of the prior year's appraised value. |
| 769,908 (72%) | 306,830 (28%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Bond issues | Issue up to $1 billion in bonds for maintenance, improvement, repair, necessary equipment, and construction projects. |
| 627,609 (58%) | 451,440 (42%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Property tax exemptions | Allow municipalities with a population less than 10,000 to grant property owners tax freezes for up to 5 years. |
| 690,650 (66%) | 355,583 (34%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Transportation; Taxes | Provide ad valorem tax exemption for one motor vehicle owned and used for work and personal purposes by an individual. |
| 800,005 (74%) | 285,537 (26%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Eminent domain policy; Property | Allow government entities to resell property acquired through eminent domain to the original owners at the initial purchase price. |
| 867,973 (80%) | 212,555 (20%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Business regulations | Clarify home equity loan-making provisions and the use of loan proceeds. |
| 823,189 (78%) | 238,136 (22%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Taxes; Veterans policy | Revise tax exemption calculations for residence homesteads to grant ad valorem tax exemptions for certain totally disabled veterans. |
| 932,418 (86%) | 149,275 (14%) |
May 12
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Reduce the school property tax freeze amounts on homesteads of the elderly or disabled, similar to tax reductions in 2006. |
| 815,596 (88%) | 113,983 (12%) |
2005
See also: Texas 2005 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Establish Texas rail fund for relocation and improvements using state revenue and debt. |
| 1,112,718 (54%) | 956,350 (46%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Family-related policy; LGBTQ issues | Define marriage as solely between one man and one woman and prohibit the establishment or recognition of similar legal statuses. |
| 1,723,782 (76%) | 536,913 (24%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Public economic investment policy | Ensure that local economic development program loans or grants not secured by ad valorem taxes or financed by bonds do not constitute debt. |
| 1,025,173 (52%) | 952,998 (48%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Bail policy | Allow denial of bail to a criminal defendant who breaches safety-related release conditions. |
| 1,813,290 (85%) | 322,168 (15%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Business regulations | Authorize the legislature to exempt commercial loans from state usury laws, establishing maximum interest rates. | | 880,379 (43%) | 1,147,628 (57%) | |
| Proposition 6 | State judiciary oversight | Expand the State Commission on Judicial Conduct from 11 to 13 members, adding one public member and one constitutional county court judge. |
| 1,246,127 (63%) | 744,585 (37%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Business regulations | Authorize line-of-credit advances under reverse mortgages for senior homeowners. |
| 1,201,740 (60%) | 809,839 (40%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Property | Clear individual land titles by releasing all claims of state ownership interests Upshur and Smith counties. |
| 1,153,241 (61%) | 729,392 (39%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Local official term limits | Authorize staggered six-year terms for regional mobility authority board members, appointing no more than one-third of positions every two years. | | 913,358 (47%) | 1,043,525 (53%) |
2003
See also: Texas 2003 ballot measures
September 13
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Housing; Veterans policy | Authorize the Veterans' Land Board to use excess funds for revenue bond payments to provide housing for aged or infirm veterans. |
| 1,127,888 (81%) | 256,735 (19%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Local government organization | Allow municipalities to donate surplus firefighting equipment to the Texas Forest Service for distribution to rural volunteer fire departments. |
| 1,284,004 (92%) | 116,677 (8%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Alcohol laws; Business regulations | Allow statewide winery regulation, regardless of local option election outcomes on wine sales. |
| 851,809 (62%) | 513,053 (38%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Tort law | Authorize the legislature to set limits on non-economic damages in civil lawsuits against doctors and health care providers. |
| 751,896 (51%) | 718,547 (49%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Taxes | Allow property tax freezes on residential homesteads for people who are disabled or aged 65 or older |
| 1,125,947 (81%) | 264,069 (19%) | |
| Proposition 14 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Transportation | Authorize short-term borrowing by the Texas Department of Transportation for highway improvements, with a maximum term of two years. |
| 810,855 (61%) | 517,606 (39%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Public employee retirement funds | Prohibit local retirement systems and their funding political subdivision from reducing certain accrued benefits. |
| 964,515 (72%) | 383,710 (28%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Banking policy; Housing | Authorize home equity lines of credit and clarify related provisions in home equity lending law. |
| 862,009 (65%) | 455,707 (35%) | |
| Proposition 17 | Taxes | Prohibit school property tax increases on residence homesteads of disabled persons. |
| 1,063,917 (78%) | 304,860 (22%) | |
| Proposition 18 | Election administration and governance | Allow a candidate to assume local office without an election if they are the only qualifying candidate for the office. |
| 720,479 (53%) | 636,863 (47%) | |
| Proposition 19 | Administration of government | Repeal the legislature's authority to create rural fire prevention districts. |
| 759,336 (59%) | 533,264 (41%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Property taxes; Mineral resources | Increase redemption period for a mineral interest sold for unpaid ad valorem taxes at a tax sale from six months to two years. |
| 830,009 (62%) | 499,696 (38%) | |
| Proposition 20 | Bond issues; Public economic investment policy | Authorize up to $250 million in general bonds to provide loans to defense-related communities for economic development projects. |
| 743,048 (57%) | 563,848 (43%) | |
| Proposition 21 | Administration of government | Allow current or retired faculty members of public universities to be compensated for serving on water district governing bodies. |
| 692,937 (52%) | 631,328 (48%) | |
| Proposition 22 | Military service policy | Allow the appointment of a temporary acting officer to perform the duties of a public official who enters active duty in the U.S. armed forces without vacating their office |
| 1,069,328 (78%) | 293,083 (22%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Taxes; Religion-related policy | Exempt religious organization land used for school or worship from taxation. |
| 730,127 (53%) | 650,563 (47%) | |
| Proposition 4 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Allow conservation districts to tax for parks and recreation facilities and Tarrant Regional Water District to issue park bonds. |
| 746,523 (56%) | 576,164 (44%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Taxes; Property | Allow tax exemptions for travel trailers not held or used for income production. |
| 846,005 (62%) | 511,507 (38%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Housing; Banking policy | Allow homeowners to refinance home equity loans with reverse mortgage loans. |
| 958,293 (71%) | 393,239 (29%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Jury rules | Reduce the number of persons in a jury in a district court criminal misdemeanor case from twelve to six. |
| 1,033,199 (75%) | 350,491 (25%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Election administration and governance | Allow a candidate to assume state or local office without an election if they are the only qualifying candidate for the office. |
| 781,330 (56%) | 604,385 (44%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Adjust school funds annually based on investment growth for the next two years. |
| 655,983 (50%) | 648,167 (50%) |
2002
See also: Texas 2002 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Law enforcement officers and departments; Local government officials and elections | Authorize county commissioners to declare vacant constable offices dormant after seven years, with provisions for reinstatement. |
| 2,431,757 (79%) | 639,414 (21%) |
2001
See also: Texas 2001 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Property | Clear land titles by releasing the state's claim of interest to certain landowners in Bastrop County. |
| 596,765 (74%) | 205,499 (26%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Taxes; Property | Exempt certain temporary commercial tangible property from taxation for equitable treatment. |
| 499,514 (63%) | 293,764 (37%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Administration of government | Allow current and retired school staff to receive compensation for serving on local district boards. |
| 547,588 (67%) | 275,575 (33%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Constitutional wording changes | Eliminate outdated, archaic, redundant, and unnecessary provisions from the Texas Constitution. |
| 619,945 (77%) | 189,541 (23%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Property; Education | Authorize school district boards of trustees to donate a defunct campus property for preservation purposes. |
| 658,463 (80%) | 160,048 (20%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Taxes | Authorize non-school district taxing units to exempt travel trailers not used for income production from ad valorem taxation. |
| 408,481 (52%) | 378,557 (48%) | |
| Proposition 15 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Transportation | Create the Texas Mobility Fund to finance state highway, turnpike, toll road, toll bridge, and mobility projects. |
| 543,759 (68%) | 259,188 (32%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Property | Prescribe criteria for work and material used in construction, repair, or renovation of homestead property. |
| 453,021 (59%) | 318,517 (41%) | |
| Proposition 17 | Property | Authorize the legislature to settle land title disputes between the state and a private party. |
| 512,163 (64%) | 284,918 (36%) | |
| Proposition 18 | State judiciary; Law enforcement | Provide for uniformity in the collection, deposit, reporting, and remitting of civil and criminal fees. |
| 647,439 (81%) | 151,213 (19%) | |
| Proposition 19 | Bond issues; Water | Issue up to an additional $2 billion in bonds by the Texas Water Development Board. |
| 506,077 (64%) | 287,339 (36%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Transportation; Bond issues | Authorize $175 million in state bonds for financial assistance to counties for roadway projects serving border colonias. |
| 507,357 (61%) | 318,447 (39%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Agriculture policy; Taxes | Exempt raw cocoa and green coffee in Harris County from ad valorem taxation. |
| 411,339 (52%) | 386,931 (48%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Local official term limits | Establish a four-year term for the firefighters' pension commissioner. |
| 583,552 (72%) | 226,350 (28%) | |
| Proposition 5 | County and municipal governance | Authorize municipalities to donate outdated or surplus firefighting equipment or supplies to underdeveloped countries. |
| 595,707 (71%) | 239,139 (29%) | |
| Proposition 6 | State legislative processes and sessions; Presidential electoral vote | Require the governor to call a special session to appoint presidential electors under certain circumstances. |
| 507,716 (62%) | 308,643 (38%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Veterans policy; Bond issues | Authorize the Veterans' Land Board to issue $500 million in bonds for veterans' housing and use funds for veterans cemeteries. |
| 611,943 (75%) | 207,484 (25%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Bond issues | Authorize the Texas Public Finance Authority to issue $850 million in bonds for construction and repair projects |
| 509,148 (63%) | 305,265 (37%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State legislative elections | Authorize filling a legislative vacancy without an election if a candidate is running unopposed. |
| 557,707 (68%) | 267,724 (32%) |
1999
See also: Texas 1999 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State executive official measures | Revise procedures for filling governor and lieutenant governor vacancies. |
| 692,455 (74%) | 241,831 (26%) | |
| Proposition 10 | State executive official measures; Administration of government | Provide that the commissioner of health and human services serves under the governor and holds concurrent four-year terms. | | 439,505 (48%) | 478,875 (52%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Insurance policy | Allow political subdivisions to buy nonassessable property and casualty insurance from authorized mutual insurers. |
| 566,408 (62%) | 343,980 (38%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Taxes | Exempt leased motor vehicles not held primarily for income production from ad valorem taxes. |
| 530,181 (57%) | 398,705 (43%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Bond issues; Education | Issue $400 million in general obligation bonds to finance educational loans to students. |
| 674,249 (71%) | 275,392 (29%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Administration of government | Require state boards, commissions, or other agencies to be governed by a board with three or more members. |
| 664,727 (73%) | 243,307 (27%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Property | Allow spouses to convert separate property to community property. |
| 637,087 (67%) | 308,342 (33%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Local government organization; State judiciary structure | Require certain counties to be divided into a specific number of justice precincts. |
| 579,777 (64%) | 325,183 (36%) | |
| Proposition 17 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow the University of Texas Board of Regents to determine distribution of investment returns from the Permanent University Fund to the Available University Fund. |
| 553,859 (61%) | 350,718 (39%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Property; Business regulations | Redefine "reverse mortgage" to open the reverse mortgage market and require certain advances made on a reverse mortgage loan to be made according to loan document terms. |
| 583,884 (64%) | 325,162 (36%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Constitutional wording changes | Eliminate duplicative, executed, obsolete, archaic, and ineffective provisions of the Texas Constitution. |
| 720,085 (77%) | 217,856 (23%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Taxes | Exempt property owned by institutions primarily engaged in public charitable functions from ad valorem taxation. |
| 483,674 (52%) | 450,357 (48%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Salaries of government officials | Allow state employees to receive compensation for serving on local governing bodies. | | 427,043 (45%) | 513,295 (55%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Property | Increase maximum urban homestead size to ten acres, requiring residential use and preventing overuse. |
| 635,020 (67%) | 306,390 (33%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Family-related policy; Law enforcement | Allow wage garnishment to enforce court-ordered spousal maintenance. |
| 644,742 (67%) | 311,561 (33%) | |
| Proposition 8 | State National Guard and militia; State executive branch structure | Establish the office of adjutant general with four-year terms under the governor. | | 430,356 (47%) | 478,706 (53%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State judiciary | Create a judicial compensation commission to recommend judicial salaries. | | 369,235 (41%) | 533,061 (59%) |
1997
See also: Texas 1997 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State judicial selection | Allow municipal court judges to concurrently hold multiple civil offices. | | 423,793 (37%) | 731,044 (63%) | |
| Proposition 10 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Limit spending from the victims of crime compensation funds to victim-related compensation, services, or assistance. |
| 763,646 (69%) | 345,563 (31%) | |
| Proposition 11 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Limit the amount of state debt payable from the general revenue fund. |
| 742,798 (68%) | 350,317 (32%) | |
| Proposition 12 | State judiciary | Establish a deadline for supreme court action on a motion for a rehearing. |
| 858,513 (77%) | 253,254 (23%) | |
| Proposition 13 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Establish the Texas Tomorrow Fund for prepaid higher education tuition as a constitutionally protected trust fund. |
| 811,873 (72%) | 314,516 (28%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Administration of government; Law enforcement | Allow the legislature to set qualifications for constables. |
| 869,156 (78%) | 244,472 (22%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Taxes | Set limits on increases in the appraised value of residence homesteads for property tax purposes. |
| 852,031 (76%) | 273,957 (24%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Taxes; Water | Provided exemptions or relief from ad valorem taxes on property with water conservation initiatives. |
| 681,060 (62%) | 420,923 (38%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Constitutional wording changes | Remove duplicate numbering and certain obsolete provisions in the Texas Constitution. |
| 865,397 (79%) | 232,350 (21%) | |
| Proposition 5 | State judiciary | Allow the supreme court to conduct business anywhere in the state. |
| 665,617 (59%) | 458,791 (41%) | |
| Proposition 6 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow the Texas growth fund to invest in businesses without requiring them to disclose investments in South Africa or Namibia. | | 562,535 (50%) | 564,070 (50%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Bond issues; Water | Authorize the Texas Water Development Board to transfer bond authorizations between water supply, water quality, and flood control categories for optimal fund use. |
| 707,498 (64%) | 398,795 (36%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Housing; Banking policy | Expand the types of home equity liens a lender could place against a homestead. |
| 698,870 (60%) | 474,443 (40%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Taxes | Authorize an ad valorem tax rate of five cents per $100 valuation in rural fire districts in Harris County. |
| 558,400 (53%) | 492,666 (47%) |
August 9
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Increase the residence homestead school property tax exemption from $5,000 to $15,000 and provide for the transfer of the tax limitation to another qualified homestead for persons over the age of 65 |
| 693,522 (94%) | 45,619 (6%) |
1995
See also: Texas 1995 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Education; Bond issues | Issue $300 million in bonds to finance educational loans for students. |
| 474,502 (65%) | 259,088 (35%) | |
| Proposition 10 | State executive official measures; Administration of government | Abolish the office of state treasurer. |
| 495,181 (69%) | 218,473 (31%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Taxes | Allow open-space land for wildlife management to qualify for tax appraisals in the same manner as open-space agricultural land. |
| 434,643 (61%) | 274,736 (39%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Taxes | Exempt low-value personal property and mineral interests from ad valorem taxation. |
| 495,144 (70%) | 213,178 (30%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Fisheries and fishing regulations; Taxes | Allow political subdivisions to exempt commercial fishing equipment from ad valorem taxes. | | 267,258 (38%) | 432,378 (62%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Taxes; Veterans policy | Increase property tax exemption limits for disabled veterans and their surviving spouses or minor children. |
| 490,199 (69%) | 217,443 (31%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Taxes | Exempt property used for charitable or public service activities from ad valorem taxation by Congress-chartered organizations. | | 333,528 (48%) | 358,133 (52%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Agriculture policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow the farm and ranch finance program's bond authority to support Texas agricultural product expansion, development, and diversification. |
| 400,968 (56%) | 315,880 (44%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Property | Allow encumbrance on homestead property for owelty of partition and refinancing of a lien against the homestead. |
| 368,486 (51%) | 347,858 (49%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Bond issues; Veterans policy | Increase bonds by $500 million to support the veterans' housing assistance fund. |
| 428,484 (60%) | 289,690 (40%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Taxes | Exempt residence homesteads of surviving spouses over the age of 55 from property taxes |
| 604,604 (84%) | 116,888 (16%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Bond issues | Reduce authorized bonds for the superconducting super collider research facility from $500 million to $250 million. |
| 558,729 (78%) | 155,830 (22%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Law enforcement officers and departments; Local official term limits | Abolish the office of constable in Mills, Reagan, and Roberts counties. |
| 521,933 (77%) | 159,233 (23%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow the Texas growth fund to invest in businesses without disclosing ties with South Africa or Namibia. | | 324,813 (46%) | 387,087 (54%) |
1993
See also: Texas 1993 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Bond issues; Public economic investment policy | Authorize the legislature to issue $50 million in bonds for economic recovery, development, job opportunities, and historically underutilized businesses. | | 332,248 (30%) | 767,543 (70%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Veterans policy; Bond issues | Authorize $750 million in general obligation bonds to support the Veterans' Land Fund and the Veterans' Housing Assistance fund. |
| 579,840 (53%) | 514,561 (47%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Public employee retirement funds; Administration of government | Require trustees of local public pension systems to administer the system for the benefit of its participants and beneficiaries. |
| 823,370 (76%) | 254,094 (24%) | |
| Proposition 12 | State judiciary; Law enforcement | Allow bail denial for those charged with certain violent or sexual offenses committed while under state or political subdivision supervision. |
| 997,890 (89%) | 122,547 (11%) | |
| Proposition 13 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Expand funding for public higher education institutions, including the Texas State Technical College system. |
| 610,714 (58%) | 438,756 (42%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Bond issues; Prison and jail funding | Authorize up to $1 billion in general obligation bonds for corrections and mental health facilities. |
| 684,001 (62%) | 411,694 (38%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Local government officials and elections | Allow county voters to decide whether to abolish the office of county surveyor through an election. |
| 925,408 (86%) | 150,081 (14%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Agriculture policy; Bond issues | Authorize up to $100 million in bonds to fund the Texas Agricultural Fund for supporting agricultural businesses in the state. | | 476,715 (44%) | 594,889 (56%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Taxes; Environment | Exempt property used for pollution control from ad valorem taxation to promote pollution reduction and job preservation. |
| 626,586 (57%) | 475,384 (43%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Property; Administration of government | Clear land titles by releasing the state's fractional interest claim to property owners in Fort Bend and Austin counties. |
| 711,519 (67%) | 345,888 (33%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Taxes | Prohibit personal income tax without voter approval, directing revenue to education and limiting local school tax rates. |
| 775,822 (69%) | 343,638 (31%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Law enforcement; State legislatures measures | Allow the legislature to set sheriff qualifications. |
| 646,484 (59%) | 449,333 (41%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Local government officials and elections | Abolish the office of county surveyor in Jackson County. |
| 780,930 (76%) | 243,770 (24%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Business regulations | Repeal limitations on the purposes for which a corporation can issue stocks and bonds, enhancing their ability to raise capital. |
| 558,487 (53%) | 497,299 (47%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Local government officials and elections | Abolish the office of county surveyor in McLennan County. |
| 783,693 (77%) | 237,034 (23%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Property; Taxes | Modify the provisions for redeeming real property sold at a tax sale. |
| 628,156 (60%) | 416,450 (40%) |
May 1
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Allow controlled ad valorem tax redistribution for schools, set minimum tax rates for local districts, and limit ad valorem taxes in county education districts | | 755,417 (37%) | 1,293,224 (63%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Public education governance | Allow school districts to opt out of unfunded state educational mandates | | 956,056 (49%) | 1,007,084 (51%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Authorize $750 million in state bonds for school district facilities and allow loan forgiveness for school facility financing | | 869,014 (44%) | 1,099,828 (56%) |
1991
See also: Texas 1991 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Ballot measure process; Local government organization | Allow home-rule cities with a population of 5,000 or less to amend their charters by popular vote. |
| 1,563,840 (81%) | 364,218 (19%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Taxes; Water | Exempt ad valorem taxes on certain property owned by nonprofit corporations that provide water supply or wastewater services. |
| 1,015,965 (54%) | 854,163 (46%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Gambling policy | Authorize a state lottery. |
| 1,326,154 (65%) | 728,994 (35%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Water; Bond issues | Increase the authorized issuance of water development bonds for economically distressed areas from 20% to 50%. |
| 1,024,318 (55%) | 854,190 (45%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Bond issues; Education | Authorize an additional $300 million in bonds to continue existing programs that provide educational loans to students. |
| 1,259,427 (65%) | 677,831 (35%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Require repayment to the Department of Transportation for assisting the Texas Turnpike Authority with toll facility expenses. |
| 961,729 (51%) | 938,017 (49%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Veterans policy; Administration of government | Enhance veterans' housing assistance and land programs by expanding the investment authority of the Veterans' Land Board. |
| 1,039,779 (54%) | 875,732 (46%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Prison and jail funding; Bond issues | Authorize up to $1.1 billion in bonds for new prisons, mental health facilities, and youth corrections institutions. |
| 1,341,169 (68%) | 644,379 (32%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Taxes | Exempt certain property in enterprise zones from ad valorem taxes. | | 687,748 (37%) | 1,162,961 (63%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Ethics rules and commissions | Create the Texas Ethics Commission with the authority to set per diem rates and recommend salaries for legislators and the lieutenant governor. |
| 1,040,731 (53%) | 905,206 (47%) | |
| Proposition 7 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Permit the board of trustees of a statewide public retirement system to invest funds in a manner they deem prudent. | | 699,829 (37%) | 1,205,240 (63%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Ballot measure process; State legislative authority | Authorize the legislature to submit approved questions relating to the creation of debt to state voters in the form of propositions. |
| 1,354,267 (72%) | 523,800 (28%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Property | Authorize the commissioner of the general land office to issue patents for public free school fund land held in good faith for at least 50 years. |
| 1,169,115 (64%) | 671,403 (36%) |
August 10
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Allow county education district voters to adopt homestead tax exemptions and establish taxation for certain personal property. |
| 515,013 (58%) | 367,564 (42%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bond issues; Education | Authorized the issuance of an additional $300 million in general obligation bonds to provide educational loans to students. | | 433,116 (50%) | 440,763 (50%) |
1990
See also: Texas 1990 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government | Clarify the authority of the Senate to review and approve nominees for particular state and district offices to fill vacancies in those positions. |
| 1,740,374 (66%) | 916,162 (34%) |
1989
See also: Texas 1989 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Salaries of government officials | Limit lieutenant governor and speaker of the house salaries at half the governor's and legislators' at one-fourth the governor's. | | 424,704 (37%) | 732,417 (63%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Criminal trials | Allow courts to inform juries on the impact of good conduct time, parole, or mandatory supervision on a defendant's incarceration period for a criminal offense. |
| 901,279 (79%) | 239,714 (21%) | |
| Proposition 11 | State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials | Change legislators' compensation from $30 maximum per diem to the maximum per diem allowed for federal income tax deduction. | | 531,550 (47%) | 592,412 (53%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Restricted-use funds; Bond issue requirements; Public education funding | Allow the use of the permanent school fund to guarantee state bonds to aid school districts. |
| 628,812 (56%) | 495,090 (44%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Crime victims' rights | Provide a bill of rights for crime victims and allow laws to limit the liability of legal professionals and law enforcement for not upholding these rights. |
| 819,399 (72%) | 317,111 (28%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Local government officials and elections | Require district attorneys serving in Fort Bend County to be elected and serve a term. |
| 704,699 (68%) | 338,529 (32%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Gambling policy | Authorize the legislature to permit and regulate raffles conducted by nonprofit organizations for charitable purposes. |
| 704,694 (62%) | 423,699 (38%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Healthcare governance; Administrative organization | Allow the people to decide whether to create and maintain hospital districts in a manner independent of the legislature. |
| 776,806 (70%) | 332,298 (30%) | |
| Proposition 17 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize state financial aid for local fire departments to acquire equipment for compliance with federal and state laws and to train their members. |
| 665,913 (59%) | 462,686 (41%) | |
| Proposition 18 | Water; Bond issues | Remove the four-year limitation on the issuance of agricultural water conservation bonds. |
| 537,990 (50%) | 535,724 (50%) | |
| Proposition 19 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize local governments to invest their funds as provided by law. |
| 658,826 (60%) | 431,794 (40%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Water; Bond issues | Authorize an additional $500 million in Texas water development bonds for water supply, water quality, and flood control purposes. |
| 686,735 (60%) | 460,472 (40%) | |
| Proposition 20 | Local government officials and elections | Eliminate the office of county surveyor in Cass, Ector, Garza, Smith, Bexar, Harris, and Webb counties. |
| 736,963 (71%) | 302,617 (29%) | |
| Proposition 21 | Bond issues; Education | Issue $75 million in college savings bonds to provide educational loans to students. |
| 682,251 (61%) | 435,182 (39%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public economic investment policy | Authorize the legislature to finance Texas product and business development for state economic recovery and growth. |
| 597,178 (52%) | 543,631 (48%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Taxes; Veterans policy | Provide exemption from ad valorem taxation for property of nonprofit veterans organizations. |
| 603,333 (53%) | 539,012 (47%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Taxes | Provide tax exemption for personal property temporarily in Texas that was intended for eventual transport outside the state. |
| 742,405 (65%) | 408,573 (35%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Healthcare governance | Authorize hospital district board members to serve four-year terms. |
| 710,018 (63%) | 411,778 (37%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Ethics rules and commissions | Replace elected officials' bribery-related oral oath with a signed statement confirming no involvement in bribery to obtain office. |
| 796,323 (69%) | 353,661 (31%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Prison and jail funding; Bond issues | Issue $400 million in general obligation bonds for projects relating to corrections, mental health, and law enforcement facilities. |
| 658,826 (60%) | 431,794 (40%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Administration of government; Law enforcement | Authorize the legislature to organize and combine state agencies that performed criminal justice functions. |
| 794,006 (71%) | 323,831 (29%) |
1988
See also: Texas 1988 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Designate federal reimbursement for state highway dedicated funds to maintain, construct, and police public roadways. |
| 3,605,092 (87%) | 545,174 (13%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Establish an economic stabilization fund to offset unforeseen shortfalls in revenue. |
| 2,457,703 (62%) | 1,530,572 (38%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Create the Texas Growth Fund to invest in the permanent university fund, the permanent school fund, and the public employees retirement systems. |
| 2,585,280 (63%) | 1,492,078 (37%) |
1987
See also: Texas 1987 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Agriculture policy | Create a five million dollar grain warehouse fund to protect farmers and depositors of grain in public warehouse facilities. |
| 1,162,195 (55%) | 948,051 (45%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Taxes | Provide ad valorem tax exemptions for property temporarily located in Texas. | | 993,889 (49%) | 1,043,986 (51%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Taxes | Exempt non-income-producing personal property from ad valorem taxes. |
| 1,066,476 (51%) | 1,014,318 (49%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Property | Allow spouses to hold community property with right of survivorship. |
| 1,823,183 (85%) | 328,391 (15%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Administration of government | Allow the creation of emergency services districts and a voter-approved supporting property tax. |
| 1,339,654 (64%) | 743,806 (36%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Criminal trials | Provide the state a limited right to appeal in criminal cases. |
| 1,417,545 (68%) | 668,786 (32%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Local government officials and elections | Remove the office of county treasurer in Gregg, Fayette, and Nueces counties. |
| 1,324,009 (69%) | 582,472 (31%) | |
| Proposition 16 | State judiciary | Allow certain justice of the peace precincts to contain more than one justice of the peace court. |
| 1,366,576 (66%) | 693,717 (34%) | |
| Proposition 17 | State legislative authority | Authorize the legislature to define the governmental and proprietary functions of a municipality. |
| 1,083,139 (54%) | 904,989 (46%) | |
| Proposition 18 | Prison and jail funding; Corrections governance | Provide for the creation, operation, and financing of jail districts. |
| 1,134,209 (56%) | 903,072 (44%) | |
| Proposition 19 | Bond issues | Authorize bonds to fund a superconducting super collider research facility. |
| 1,347,362 (64%) | 754,445 (36%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Local government finance and taxes | Increase the maximum allowed tax rate from $0.03 to $0.06 per $100 valuation for rural fire protection districts. | | 1,010,704 (48%) | 1,098,623 (52%) | |
| Proposition 20 | Taxes | Provide ad valorem tax relief for certain inactive offshore drilling equipment. |
| 1,032,013 (50%) | 1,026,768 (50%) | |
| Proposition 21 | State legislatures measures; Administration of government | Allow the speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker's appointee to serve in an executive agency or committee. | | 857,837 (43%) | 1,140,646 (57%) | |
| Proposition 22 | State executive official measures | Limit the authority of an outgoing governor to fill vacancies in state and district offices. |
| 1,287,090 (61%) | 806,419 (39%) | |
| Proposition 23 | Bond issues; Water | Authorize an additional $400 million of Texas Water Development Bonds for water supply, water quality, and flood control purposes. |
| 1,348,332 (64%) | 755,791 (36%) | |
| Proposition 24 | Administration of government | Permit counties to perform work, without compensation, for another governmental entity. | | 1,005,039 (49%) | 1,036,342 (51%) | |
| Proposition 25 | Local government organization | Allow Amarillo Hospital District to serve Randall County residents, with financial support from Randall County, and allow hospital districts to alter jurisdiction with voter approval. |
| 1,358,338 (72%) | 541,344 (28%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Taxes | Limit school tax increases for surviving spouses aged 55 years or older. |
| 1,858,769 (85%) | 338,387 (15%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Public economic investment policy | Authorize the legislature to create economic development programs and to make loans and grants for such programs. |
| 1,089,136 (52%) | 1,019,428 (48%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Bond issues; Transportation | Aid turnpikes, toll roads, and toll bridges by guaranteeing bonds issued by the Texas Turnpike Authority. | | 951,130 (46%) | 1,111,903 (54%) | |
| Proposition 6 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize the legislature to provide state financing for the development and production of Texas products and businesses. | | 986,500 (47%) | 1,121,792 (53%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Bond issues | Authorize bonds to finance certain local public facilities. | | 827,235 (40%) | 1,251,876 (60%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Bond issues | Authorize up to $500 million in bonds for correctional or mental health facilities. |
| 1,389,479 (66%) | 725,482 (34%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State legislatures measures; Administration of government | Prevent legislators serving in another state office from receiving salary increases for that office during their legislative term. | | 977,464 (47%) | 1,112,888 (53%) |
1986
See also: Texas 1986 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Remove the role of the comptroller in the apportionment of value of railroad rolling stock for ad valorem property taxation purposes |
| 1,409,714 (59%) | 977,823 (41%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Administration of government | Require the legislature to include a title expressing the subject matter of the bill within each bill |
| 1,811,414 (74%) | 651,146 (26%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Insurance policy | Allow localities to purchase mutual insurance |
| 1,544,815 (64%) | 855,032 (36%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Banking policy; Business regulations | Allow banks to offer full service banking at multiple locations within the city or county where its principal facility is situated. |
| 1,942,095 (73%) | 707,818 (27%) |
1985
See also: Texas 1985 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Water; Bond issues | Authorize $980 million in additional water development bonds, create special funds for various water policies, authorize a bond insurance program, and clarify the purposes for issuing water development bonds |
| 705,878 (74%) | 251,031 (26%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Property; Bond issues | Authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance state assistance of farm and ranch land purchases |
| 461,483 (51%) | 442,407 (49%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Civil and criminal trials | Change the method in which a person is charged with a crime and alter requirements relating to state writs and processes |
| 606,333 (69%) | 278,595 (31%) | |
| Proposition 12 | State judiciary | Allow the Supreme Court of Texas and Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas to address state law questions upon request from federal courts |
| 647,276 (73%) | 238,802 (27%) | |
| Proposition 13 | State judiciary; Redistricting policy | Allow either the judicial districts or legislative redistricting board to reapportion judicial districts and establish constitutional courts' administration and jurisdiction |
| 496,189 (58%) | 360,555 (42%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Local government officials and elections | Abolish county treasurer positions in Andrews and El Paso Counties, and county surveyor positions in Collin, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, Henderson, and Randall Counties |
| 584,641 (70%) | 251,483 (30%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Water; Bond issues | Authorize $200 million in agricultural water conservation bonds and clarify their purposes, creating special funds for water policy and authorizing a bond insurance program |
| 651,699 (70%) | 284,552 (30%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Revenue allocation | Authorize localities to use public funds for the replacement or relocation of water laterals on private property |
| 498,902 (54%) | 425,698 (46%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Education | Authorize the use of proceeds from the sale of land by the permanent school fund for the acquisition of other land |
| 628,246 (68%) | 299,020 (32%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Healthcare | Authorize the legislature to regulate the provision of health care services within hospital districts |
| 524,151 (57%) | 396,943 (43%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Corrections governance | Allow for the placement of prisoners in other states penal facilities pursuant to interstate agreement |
| 663,478 (71%) | 274,527 (29%) | |
| Proposition 7 | State judiciary structure | Increase the maximum allowable number of justice of the peace precincts in Chambers County from five to six |
| 544,991 (64%) | 302,288 (36%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Veterans policy | Provide $500 million in extra bonds for veterans' housing assistance, allowing the legislature to define eligible veterans for land and housing programs through legislation |
| 600,117 (65%) | 328,834 (35%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Permit the legislature to require state agencies to seek approval prior to making an emergency transfer of funds |
| 518,021 (57%) | 384,987 (43%) |
1984
See also: Texas 1984 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Business regulations; Banking policy | Grant state banks the same rights and privileges as national banks |
| 2,967,984 (75%) | 994,084 (25%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Education | Create a special higher education assistance fund for construction, restructure the Texas permanent university fund, and increase eligibility for fund recipients |
| 2,926,392 (72%) | 1,145,819 (28%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Public employee retirement funds | Provide assistance to the surviving dependent parents, brothers, and sisters of certain public employees who are killed while on duty |
| 2,559,892 (64%) | 1,469,551 (36%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Local government officials and elections | Abolish the office of county treasurer in Bexar and Collin counties |
| 2,291,452 (68%) | 1,091,186 (32%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Administration of government; State executive official measures | Authorize the state senate to fill vacancies in the lieutenant governor position should they arise |
| 2,377,602 (63%) | 1,426,217 (37%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Insurance policy | Allow public funds for payment of mutual insurance policies and annuity premiums, enabling government entities to buy insurance from mutual insurance companies | | 1,301,880 (35%) | 2,406,003 (65%) | |
| Proposition 7 | State judiciary | Expand grounds for disciplining judicial officials, broaden the jurisdiction of the state commission on judicial conduct, and alter its composition |
| 2,858,130 (77%) | 854,655 (23%) | |
| Proposition 8 | State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials | Set per diem for members of the legislature to the maximum allowable amount that still qualifies for deduction from federal income taxation | | 1,233,314 (33%) | 2,504,733 (67%) |
1983
See also: Texas 1983 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State judiciary structure | Authorize reducing the number of justice of the peace and constable precincts in small counties with populations under 30,000 |
| 570,347 (77%) | 170,910 (23%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Sewage and stormwater; Utility policy | Allow localities to replace sewer laterals on private property if the connected sewer main is replaced, with owners repaying within five years |
| 380,448 (52%) | 345,149 (48%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Administration of government; Law enforcement | Transfer the board of pardons and paroles from constitutional to statutory status and grant it authority to revoke paroles |
| 498,998 (68%) | 235,344 (32%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Property | Replace the previous limitation on urban homesteads based on value with a limitation based on size |
| 434,332 (61%) | 281,819 (39%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Business regulations; Agriculture policy | Allow agricultural producer associations to conduct refundable assessments on product sales for research, marketing, and educational programs |
| 463,357 (64%) | 255,468 (36%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Government continuity policy | Authorize statutory provisions for succession of public offices during enemy attacks or disasters and suspend certain legislative rules in such emergencies |
| 449,631 (62%) | 280,790 (38%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Bond issues | Authorize the use of the permanent school fund to guarantee bonds issued by individual school districts. |
| 457,590 (63%) | 269,037 (37%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Family-related policy; Law enforcement | Allow for the garnishment of wages for the purpose of court ordered child support payments |
| 607,219 (79%) | 157,826 (21%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Veterans policy; Bond issues | Issue $800 million in bonds to finance the veteran's land program and veteran's housing assistance program |
| 533,509 (71%) | 219,342 (29%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Taxes | Exempt veteran organizations and certain fraternal organizations from property taxation | | 346,337 (47%) | 388,197 (53%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State judiciary | Provide for statutory probate court judges to be assigned to other statutory courts with probate jurisdiction and other county courts |
| 485,540 (69%) | 222,275 (31%) |
1982
See also: Texas 1982 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Repeal the state property tax |
| 1,609,998 (72%) | 626,123 (28%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Public assistance programs | Authorize legislature to aid needy children and caretakers, annually adjusting assistance within one percent of the state budget |
| 1,512,180 (66%) | 778,606 (34%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Agriculture policy; Taxes | Exempt agricultural equipment from ad valorem property taxation |
| 1,491,651 (67%) | 738,317 (33%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Local official term limits | Increase the maximum term of office length of members of governing boards of water districts from two to four years |
| 1,784,103 (81%) | 420,555 (19%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Local government officials and elections | Abolish the office of county treasurer in Tarrant and Bee counties |
| 1,290,673 (67%) | 627,418 (33%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Bond issue requirements | Increase the maximum interest rate on state general obligation bonds to a weighted 12% |
| 1,263,986 (60%) | 831,382 (40%) |
1981
See also: Texas 1981 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issue requirements | Authorize localities to offer tax incentives and issue bonds for investment and redevelopment of designated areas |
| 473,087 (58%) | 339,020 (42%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Property | Grant legal title to individuals who mistakenly purchased and paid taxes on land designated for the public free school fund through a patent from the general land office |
| 632,438 (79%) | 170,666 (21%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Permit the legislature to grant a state finance management committee the power to manage the spending of certain funds | | 293,478 (38%) | 473,886 (62%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Bond issue requirements | Authorize water infrastructure development through surplus state revenue, higher interest rates on unused state bonds, and a bond retirement program | | 339,816 (43%) | 458,721 (57%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Agriculture policy; Taxes | Exempt livestock and poultry from taxation |
| 534,078 (67%) | 261,315 (33%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Taxes | Allow localities to provide property taxation relief to residential homesteads |
| 553,960 (67%) | 278,306 (33%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Veterans policy; Bond issues | Authorize sale of an additional $250 million in bonds for veteran's land fund, raising maximum interest rate from 6 to 10 percent |
| 511,371 (65%) | 278,306 (35%) |
1980
See also: Texas 1980 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Business regulations; Banking policy | Allow banks to use unmanned teller machines |
| 2,267,028 (67%) | 1,138,094 (33%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Civil and criminal trials | Authorize the appeal of certain pretrial rulings in criminal cases by both parties involved | | 1,544,020 (48%) | 1,687,900 (52%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Property taxes | Require single county appraisal and equalization board for ad valorem property taxation |
| 1,778,975 (58%) | 1,307,396 (42%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Gambling policy | Authorize bingo games if approved by majority of voters in the locality, run by specified nonprofit groups, with proceeds supporting charitable goals |
| 2,205,355 (65%) | 1,189,312 (35%) | |
| Proposition 5 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Grant the governor the power to exercise fiscal control over spending of appropriated funds | | 1,400,301 (44%) | 1,775,810 (56%) | |
| Proposition 6 | State executive official measures | Authorize governor, with senate approval, to remove appointed office holders, and call special senate sessions for this purpose |
| 2,248,941 (70%) | 971,069 (30%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Highways and bridges | Authorize counties with a population below 5,000 people to perform private road work |
| 2,154,852 (68%) | 1,025,528 (32%) | |
| Proposition 8 | State judiciary | Restructure the appellate jurisdiction, renaming court of civil appeals to court of appeals and amending supreme court eligibility requirements |
| 1,704,913 (57%) | 1,278,301 (43%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Property; Family-related policy | Allow spouses to agree on separate property status for previously owned property or income |
| 2,297,464 (70%) | 961,614 (30%) |
1979
See also: Texas 1979 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government | Provide for the appointment of notaries public for terms between two and four years |
| 291,006 (65%) | 153,371 (35%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Administration of government | introduce legislative review of rules made by executive agencies | | 208,169 (48%) | 227,290 (52%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Bond issues; Property | Guarantee loans to purchase farm and ranch real estate and authorize a sale of $10 million in bonds to finance loan guarantees |
| 240,605 (54%) | 201,212 (46%) |
1978
See also: Texas 1978 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government | Exempt purchases from handicapped individuals at nonprofit rehab facilities from bidding, remove approval need by top officials for contracts, and eliminate reference to deaf and dumb asylum |
| 1,252,696 (73%) | 459,316 (27%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bond issues | Permit the legislature to authorize localities to issue bonds to develop employment opportunity for citizens | | 797,428 (47%) | 911,385 (53%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Bond issues | Authorize cities and towns to issue bonds to help in the redevelopment of blighted areas in a tax increment financing scheme | | 818,439 (48%) | 878,111 (52%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Taxes | Authorize the legislature to exempt wind and solar powered energy devices from taxation |
| 1,123,114 (65%) | 615,361 (35%) | |
| Proposition 5 | State judiciary | Extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to include concurrent civil cases up to $500, with potential for legislature to increase to $1000 |
| 945,779 (56%) | 751,817 (44%) | |
| Proposition 6 | State judiciary | Authorize legislature to increase civil court of appeals, allow smaller panels, and require majority judge concurrence for decisions |
| 1,052,788 (63%) | 621,210 (37%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Administration of government | Repeal state building commission's constitutional authority, transferring powers to the state board of control |
| 971,939 (61%) | 625,653 (39%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Bond issues | Authorize water districts to provide firefighting services within their districts and to issue bonds to fund firefighting services |
| 1,154,322 (68%) | 538,228 (32%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Taxes | Provide for a package of tax reforms aimed at lowering ad valorem property taxes |
| 1,571,248 (84%) | 288,821 (16%) |
1977
See also: Texas 1977 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State judiciary | Increase the size of the court of criminal appeals to nine judges and permitting the court to sit in panels of three judges |
| 410,170 (73%) | 150,862 (27%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Increase the Veterans' Land Fund from $500 million to $700 million, allowing surviving unmarried widows of veterans to purchase land |
| 329,417 (59%) | 225,919 (41%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Bail policy | Allow denial of bail for felons with prior convictions or charged while on bail, or involved in weapon crimes with prior felony evidence, with a 60-day limit on pre-trial detention and appeal rights |
| 472,948 (84%) | 92,568 (16%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Property; Taxes | Authorize tax reliefs for certain cultural, historical, or natural history resources |
| 306,102 (56%) | 244,477 (44%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Business regulations; Agriculture policy | Authorize creation of agricultural or marine associations to levy refundable assessments on individual producers for production improvements, marketing, or product usage | | 231,164 (44%) | 299,060 (56%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Banking policy | Permit the legislature to authorize banks to use electronic devices | | 208,264 (38%) | 344,483 (62%) | |
| Proposition 7 | State judiciary | Rename the State Judicial Qualifications Commission to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and specify its investigative and disciplinary powers over judiciary members |
| 354,275 (66%) | 180,837 (34%) |
1976
See also: Texas 1976 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Bond issues; Water | Increase Texas Water Development Bonds to $400 million with legislative approval, restrict use for Mississippi River water, and require approval for projects over $35 million | | 937,921 (43%) | 1,243,451 (57%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bond issues; Water | Increase the amount of Texas Water Development Fund bonds that may be issued from $100 million to $200 million |
| 1,131,762 (52%) | 1,031,714 (48%) |
1975
See also: Texas 1975 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government; Constitutional wording changes | Constitutional reforms relating to annual sessions, legislative assemblies, pay commission, districting, law restrictions, appointments, agency chairmanship, governor-elect funds, officer removal, term lengths, budget execution, and agency review | | 299,646 (26%) | 870,844 (74%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State judiciary; Constitutional wording changes | Revise the judiciary provisions of the Texas Constitution | | 326,869 (28%) | 835,639 (72%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Residency voting requirements; Voting age policy; Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions | Lower voting age to 18, allow residency requirements and property qualifications for elections, and restore voting rights to felons post-sentence | | 322,205 (28%) | 840,991 (72%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Education; Constitutional wording changes | Require the legislature to ensure equitable support and maintenance for free public schools below college level | | 327,876 (28%) | 844,927 (72%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Taxes | Revise the financing, taxation, and revenue portions of the Texas Constitution | | 289,772 (25%) | 871,080 (75%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Constitutional wording changes; County and municipal governance | Revise the local government provisions of the Texas Constitution | | 303,994 (26%) | 855,180 (74%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Constitutional wording changes | Revise the general provisions of the Texas Constitution | | 303,386 (26%) | 856,951 (74%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Administration of government; Constitutional wording changes | Incorporate single subject provision to constitutional amendments, focusing on single articles except when relevant to the main amendment | | 318,180 (27%) | 842,935 (73%) |
April 22
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Public employee retirement funds | Revise and consolidate provisions relating to state and local retirement systems and setting the maximum state contribution to state systems |
| 399,163 (74%) | 142,790 (26%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials | Set legislative salaries at $600 a month, set a per diem of $30 a day during legislative sessions, and provide a milage allowance |
| 313,516 (58%) | 227,786 (42%) |
1973
See also: Texas 1973 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials | Set a $15,000 annual salary for members of the legislature and provide for annual legislative sessions | | 259,918 (43%) | 340,046 (57%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Property; Housing | Extend homestead protection to single adults and require both spouses' consent for abandonment of a family homestead |
| 487,028 (82%) | 105,909 (18%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Property; Taxes | Extend the $3,000 ad valorem tax on property exemption to homesteads of unmarried adults |
| 469,807 (79%) | 122,234 (21%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Administration of government | Create new requirements regarding the creation of certain conservation and reclamation districts |
| 341,796 (61%) | 214,980 (39%) | |
| Proposition 5 | County and municipal governance; Bond issues | Allow certain Gulf of Mexico bordering localities, with voter approval, to levy a tax for bonds funding sea walls and breakwaters construction |
| 387,736 (63%) | 228,011 (37%) | |
| Proposition 6 | State judiciary | Grant district and county courts jurisdiction over probate courts |
| 307,642 (56%) | 239,277 (44%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Veterans policy | Provide an extra $100 million in bonds or obligations for the veteran's land fund |
| 360,589 (62%) | 216,824 (38%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Taxes; County and municipal governance | Allow cities, towns, and villages to levy property taxes for principal and interest on general obligation bonds, subject to legal restrictions | | 208,377 (37%) | 354,710 (63%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Water; Taxes | Authorize the legislature to exempt certain water supply corporations and cooperatives from property taxes on certain facilities | | 248,412 (43%) | 323,993 (57%) |
1972
See also: Texas 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Salaries of government officials | Provide annual salaries of $20,000 to the lieutenant governor and speaker, and $9,000 to members of the Senate and House | | 1,251,773 (47%) | 1,436,910 (53%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Administration of government | Revise the process and timeline for proposing and publishing constitutional amendments |
| 1,386,017 (58%) | 996,005 (42%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Salaries of government officials | Provide the lieutenant governor and speaker with a salary of $22,500 | | 906,223 (35%) | 1,666,239 (65%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Administration of government | Allow state employees, except officers, to serve on local governing bodies without salary loss and clarify exceptions to paying state funds to those holding multiple paid civil positions |
| 1,288,338 (51%) | 1,223,487 (49%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Bond issues | Set a maximum bond interest rate of 6% |
| 1,359,239 (57%) | 1,017,158 (43%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Education | Allow a county to reduce its permanent school fund an distribute revenue gained to independent and common school districts |
| 1,451,457 (58%) | 1,053,186 (42%) | |
| Proposition 2 | County and municipal governance | Abolish the Lamar Country Hospital District |
| 1,470,348 (62%) | 911,643 (38%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State judiciary; Salaries of government officials | Require that the commissioners court in each county provide justices of the peace with an annual salary |
| 1,797,919 (69%) | 800,565 (31%) | |
| Proposition 4 | State constitutional conventions | Authorize a constitutional revision commission to propose changes, with the 63rd legislature acting as a convention to submit revisions or a new constitution to voters for approval |
| 1,549,982 (61%) | 985,282 (39%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Taxes; Veterans policy | Offer tax exemptions for specific property of disabled veterans, as well as for surviving spouses and minor children of disabled veterans or those who lost their life while on active duty |
| 2,072,065 (76%) | 640,476 (24%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Property; Taxes | Establish a minimum $3,000 exemption on residence homesteads for all individuals aged 65 or older from ad valorem property taxes in localities |
| 1,927,085 (74%) | 680,808 (26%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Religion-related policy; Race and ethnicity issues; Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues | Provide that "Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin" |
| 2,156,535 (80%) | 548,422 (20%) | |
| Proposition 8 | State executive official measures | Extend term length to four years for the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and other state officers |
| 1,466,291 (56%) | 1,167,034 (44%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Administration of government | Exempt soil and water conservation district directors from prohibitions on holding or being compensated for multiple offices | | 1,060,370 (42%) | 1,441,773 (58%) |
1971
See also: Texas 1971 ballot measures
May 18
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government | Establish a state ethics commission | | 273,191 (35%) | 500,981 (65%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State legislatures measures | Allow the legislature to propose amendments to the Texas Constitution at any legislative session, changing the amendment process | | 344,268 (45%) | 423,718 (55%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Public assistance programs | Eliminate state appropriation limits for assistance grants to the needy aged and blind and set limits for grants to needy children and their caretakers | | 378,327 (48%) | 407,504 (52%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Bond issues; Water | Authorize the Texas Water Quality Board to issue $100,000,000 of bonds to give localities loans or grants for water quality enhancement |
| 406,936 (53%) | 363,301 (47%) |
1970
See also: Texas 1970 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State judiciary | Authorize the State Judicial Qualifications Commission to censure or remove Justices, Judges, and Justices of the Peace under certain circumstances |
| 1,214,537 (72%) | 482,491 (28%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Business regulations; Alcohol laws | Repeal ban on open saloons and allow the legislature to enact mixed beverage laws based on local option elections for regulating the sale of mixed alcoholic beverages |
| 979,868 (52%) | 914,481 (48%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Property; Taxes | Provide for the establishment of a uniform method of assessment of ranch, farm and forest lands | | 791,290 (44%) | 987,303 (56%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Administration of government | Reconstitute the State Building Commission as a three-member appointed commission | | 789,337 (50%) | 795,674 (50%) | |
| Proposition 5 | County and municipal governance; Bond issues | Authorize counties by a simple majority vote to issue road bonds not to exceed one-fourth of the assessed property value in the county |
| 858,775 (52%) | 785,905 (48%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Property | Increase the value of the homestead which is exempt from forced sale |
| 1,057,765 (62%) | 655,890 (38%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Administration of government | Allow legislature to consolidate government functions and enable performance of such functions by contracts between political subdivisions within any county |
| 832,366 (51%) | 801,532 (49%) |
1969
See also: Texas 1969 ballot measures
August 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistance for Spouses and Children Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize the legislature to pay surviving spouses and children of government officers, employees, and volunteers killed on hazardous duty. |
| 398,122 (64%) | 221,968 (36%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Constitutional wording changes | Repeal obsolete, superfluous, and unnecessary sections of the Constitution |
| 337,327 (55%) | 271,427 (45%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Water; Bond issues | Expand Texas Water Development Board authority, increase bond amount, detail bond sale proceeds deposit, and set new interest rate limits for all Texas Water Development Bonds. | | 309,516 (49%) | 315,793 (51%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Salaries of government officials | Restructure the pay scale of the lieutenant governor, speaker, and other members of the legislature | | 295,813 (42%) | 403,832 (58%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Water; Taxes | Exempt nonprofit water supply corporations from taxation | | 283,915 (47%) | 322,720 (53%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Public assistance programs | Increase annual assistance expenditure limit from $60 million to $80 million, eliminate age-related eligibility for all categories, and restrict citizenship requirement to only the needy elderly. |
| 428,207 (65%) | 233,571 (35%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Bond issues | Remove the constitutional limitation on interest rates of bonds issued pursuant to constitutional authority | | 282,096 (47%) | 311,832 (53%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State legislatures measures | Provide for annual legislative sessions | | 268,991 (44%) | 335,854 (56%) | |
| Student Loans Funding Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education | Authorize an additional $200 million in bonds to fund students loans for higher education under the Texas Opportunity Plan. |
| 376,914 (60%) | 247,135 (40%) |
1968
See also: Texas 1968 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government; Public employee retirement funds | Create a fund for state officers' retirement, disability, and death compensation, forming the Employees Retirement System of Texas |
| 1,199,843 (60%) | 787,072 (40%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Taxes; Tobacco laws | Provide for the refund of tobacco product taxes sold within Texarkana or any adjacent incorporated city or town in Texas | | 679,950 (36%) | 1,217,625 (64%) | |
| Proposition 11 | County and municipal governance | Consolidate government offices and functions and allow certain functions to be contracted between El Paso and Tarrant counties |
| 916,191 (50%) | 906,826 (50%) | |
| Proposition 12 | County and municipal governance; Bond issues | Give the legislature the power to authorize localities to issue bonds for the purpose of industrial development | | 939,023 (49%) | 976,943 (51%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Taxes | Exempt certain property that is in the temporary custody of a public warehouseman from ad valorem taxation | | 828,194 (45%) | 1,028,641 (55%) | |
| Proposition 14 | State legislatures measures; Administration of government | Set the legislative members' ineligibility for other offices to end at the conclusion of their elected term's last full year |
| 1,216,265 (63%) | 708,952 (37%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public assistance programs | Increase the annual limit for state-funded public assistance payments to 75 million dollars. | | 858,911 (44%) | 1,114,971 (56%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorized investment of the Permanent University Fund in federally issued, insured, or guaranteed securities and bonds. |
| 1,175,644 (60%) | 790,192 (40%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Bond issues; County and municipal governance | Allow Dallas County to issue road bonds |
| 941,575 (51%) | 916,727 (49%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Salaries of government officials | Set the salary of members of the legislature to not exceed $8,400 a year | | 980,793 (49%) | 1,021,672 (51%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Environment; Taxes | Give the legislature the authority to exempt certain equipment that reduces environmental damage from ad valorem taxation | | 949,922 (49%) | 996,044 (51%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Taxes | Provide for the gradual abolition of certain property taxes |
| 1,251,528 (64%) | 700,078 (36%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Administration of government | Remove the requirement for governor, secretary of state, and comptroller approval on certain purchase contracts | | 933,950 (50%) | 949,565 (50%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Public employee retirement funds; Administration of government | Repeal individual contribution limit |
| 1,509,841 (72%) | 598,927 (28%) |
1967
See also: Texas 1967 ballot measures
November 11
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | County and municipal governance; Taxes | Provide that all counties may put all taxes into a single general fund. |
| 135,939 (50%) | 134,068 (50%) | |
| Proposition 2 | County and municipal governance; Healthcare | Permit localities located within hospital districts to contribute to establishing and maintaining mental health services or public health services. |
| 167,657 (62%) | 101,191 (38%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Increase the Veterans' Land Fund from $200 million to $400 million and the maximum bond interest rate from 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent. |
| 160,865 (59%) | 113,384 (41%) | |
| Proposition 4 | County and municipal governance; Law enforcement | Allow counties to pay medical expenses for law enforcement officers injured on duty, with salary continuation until the end of their term. |
| 178,864 (65%) | 94,712 (35%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Administration of government | Authorize $75,000,000 of bonds for to create the Texas Park Development Fund to aquire and develop land for state parks. |
| 148,765 (55%) | 123,313 (45%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Administration of government | Allow non-elective state officers and employees to hold, under given conditions, other non-elective positions in the state or federal government. |
| 138,042 (51%) | 130,069 (49%) |
1966
See also: Texas 1966 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes; Agriculture policy | Require assessment of land designated for agricultural use owned by individuals based on relevant agricultural factors for tax purposes |
| 587,504 (53%) | 510,769 (47%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Bond issues; Taxes | Provide that school taxes remain valid after boundary changes in independent school districts, allowing tax levy continuation without new elections |
| 668,714 (65%) | 355,875 (35%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Water; Bond issues | Authorize the issuance of $200,000,000 in water development bonds and the further investment in water facilities |
| 673,688 (64%) | 375,801 (36%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Administration of government | Provide a method and manner for hospital districts to be dissolved |
| 651,821 (64%) | 361,094 (36%) | |
| Proposition 13 | County and municipal governance | Provide for the consolidation of functions of government by contract between political subdivisions |
| 565,174 (56%) | 447,578 (44%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Residency voting requirements; Military service policy | Omit the requirement that members of the armed services vote only in the county that they resided in at the time of entering the service |
| 893,798 (82%) | 197,901 (18%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Public assistance programs | Authorize assistance from private and federal funds for nonsectarian organizations to support employment and care for the disabled. |
| 779,957 (74%) | 277,092 (26%) | |
| Proposition 16 | State legislatures measures | Set the date on which newly elected legislators take office |
| 787,823 (77%) | 232,212 (23%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Taxes; Administration of government | Allow the creation, establishment, maintenance, and operation of airport authorities composed of one or more counties |
| 593,986 (55%) | 476,345 (45%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Education | Withdraw Arlington State College from participation in the Permanant University Fund |
| 574,960 (56%) | 455,580 (44%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Local official term limits | Change the maximum terms of directors of conservation and reclamation districts from 2 to 6 years | | 503,885 (49%) | 534,248 (51%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Administration of government; Public employee retirement funds | Authorize the legislature to create statewide retirement, disability, and death compensation benefits for county and other political subdivision employees |
| 562,168 (53%) | 502,867 (47%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Law enforcement officers and departments | Provide assistance to the surviving spouse and children of law enforcement officers or firemen killed in the line of duty |
| 780,570 (72%) | 303,073 (28%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements | Repeal the Texas poll tax |
| 659,604 (59%) | 466,119 (41%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Residency voting requirements | Permit qualified voters, regardless of residency, to vote in presidential, state-wide, and ballot question elections, including recent US citizens in presidential polls |
| 701,349 (67%) | 347,337 (33%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State judiciary | Provide for a court of criminal appeals |
| 674,985 (66%) | 348,858 (34%) |
1965
See also: Texas 1965 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Education | Establish a payment method for building and improving state higher education facilities |
| 288,429 (60%) | 195,931 (40%) | |
| Proposition 10 | State legislatures measures | Provide for four-year terms for state representatives | | 141,184 (29%) | 343,236 (71%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Veterans policy | Increase the amount of bonds that may be issued by the veterans' land board by $200 million to a total of $400 million | | 237,957 (49%) | 246,567 (51%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Public assistance programs; Administration of government | Allow legislative action for state cooperation with the federal government in offering aid and medical care to the needy |
| 347,218 (70%) | 148,097 (30%) | |
| Proposition 4 | State executive official measures | Extend the length of elected executive office to four years | | 225,987 (45%) | 277,892 (55%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Administration of government; Public employee retirement funds | Establish the Teacher Retirement System as a state agency and authorize a board of trustees to invest assets into certain investments |
| 332,431 (68%) | 153,667 (32%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Education | Authorize student loans at institutions of higher education and create the Texas Opportunity Plan Fund |
| 320,396 (66%) | 167,011 (34%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Taxes | Providing for the exemption of certain charitable organizations from local ad valorem property tax | | 224,838 (47%) | 256,713 (53%) | |
| Proposition 8 | State judiciary | Impose a mandatory retirement age on district and appellate judges and create the State Judicial Qualifications Commission |
| 352,879 (73%) | 133,238 (27%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials | Allow the legislature to set lieutenant governor and speaker salaries, and adjust legislator per diem | | 210,953 (44%) | 272,514 (56%) |
September 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures | Increase the Texas Senate to 39 members, set the House at 150, base senate apportionment on population, and remove requirement limiting counties to one senator | | 85,951 (39%) | 136,461 (61%) |
1964
See also: Texas 1964 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education | Remove the authorization to annually transfer one percent of the permanent school fund to the available school fund |
| 941,435 (66%) | 495,710 (34%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Environment; Administration of government | Require posting notices of legislation creating or amending conservation and reclamation districts in local newspapers |
| 914,449 (67%) | 456,248 (33%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Public assistance programs; Healthcare | Authorize legislature to provide medical payments for needy individuals aged 65 and older, accept federal matching funds, cap state funding to match federal, and include vision care |
| 1,049,995 (71%) | 426,866 (29%) |
1963
See also: Texas 1963 ballot measures
November 9
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Elections and campaigns; Taxes | Repeal the poll tax requirement of the Texas Constitution | | 243,120 (43%) | 316,775 (57%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Public assistance programs | Provide aid for needy aged, disabled, blind, and children, allow appropriations and federal funds acceptance, limit state funds at federal match, and limit out-of-state assistance to $60 million |
| 330,922 (63%) | 192,050 (37%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Public employee retirement funds; County and municipal governance | Authorize all political subdivisions of Jefferson County to provide retirement, disability, and death benefits to employees | | 218,712 (47%) | 250,415 (53%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Veterans policy; Bond issues | Authorize a raise of the total amount of bonds or obligations that may be issued by the Veterans' Land Board to $350 million | | 250,556 (49%) | 258,443 (51%) |
1962
See also: Texas 1962 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Workers' compensation laws | Authorize counties and other political subdivisions to provide workman's compensation insurance to all employees |
| 543,868 (50%) | 540,475 (50%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Veterans policy | Authorize the resale of Veterans Land Fund remaining unsold land after it has been first been offered for sale to veterans |
| 573,443 (55%) | 466,329 (45%) | |
| Proposition 12 | County and municipal governance | Allow the legislature to grant zoning powers to counties along or near the Gulf of Mexico |
| 532,532 (52%) | 492,226 (48%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Education; Administration of government | Allow state employees to serve in advisory roles, as consultants, on committees, or as public school board members | | 468,800 (45%) | 569,771 (55%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Education; Bond issues; County and municipal governance | Provide that boundary changes to an independent school district do not invalidate existing taxes or bonds |
| 532,808 (54%) | 462,279 (46%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Civil and criminal trials | Allow the legislature to provide trial de novo for appeals on Texas State Government or subdivision actions | | 368,001 (35%) | 693,577 (65%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Public assistance programs | Raise the limit on state funds to needy aged, blind, and children from $47 million to $52 million |
| 677,770 (61%) | 430,494 (39%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Healthcare; County and municipal governance | Provide the legislature with the authority to create hospital districts in Ochiltree, Castro, Hansford, and Hopkins counties |
| 564,849 (55%) | 471,089 (45%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Water | Authorize the Texas Water Development Board to manage reservoir storage facilities and water sales as legislated, including fund usage from water disposals |
| 618,977 (59%) | 434,920 (41%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Administration of government; Healthcare | Authorize the legislature to create hospital districts in all or part of one or more counties |
| 523,767 (51%) | 512,526 (49%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Public employee retirement funds | Authorize a retirement, disability, and death compensation program for employees of counties and other political subdivisions | | 471,284 (44%) | 600,901 (56%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Government continuity policy | Allow the legislature to provide temporary office succession for government continuity during enemy attacks |
| 686,438 (65%) | 367,264 (35%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Public assistance programs | Create a ceiling of $2.5 million per year on the amount that may be paid out of the state fund for assistance to the permanently disabled |
| 594,512 (57%) | 456,829 (43%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Healthcare | Authorize the creation of two hospital districts in Brazoria County and the establishment of an elderly home in Titus County | | 503,668 (49%) | 519,827 (51%) |
1960
See also: Texas 1960 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Healthcare; County and municipal governance | Authorizes the creation of a Hospital District co-extensive with Lamar County |
| 838,884 (63%) | 491,757 (37%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bond issues; Veterans policy | Permit the Veterans' Land Board to increase the interest rate on bonds issued by the board to three and one half percent |
| 833,095 (65%) | 450,915 (35%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials | Amends the annual salary of members of the legislature and sets the maximum length of regular session to 140 days |
| 763,531 (56%) | 604,087 (44%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Business regulations; State legislatures measures | Provide the legislature the authority to regulate loans and lenders |
| 1,088,993 (75%) | 369,132 (25%) |
1958
See also: Texas 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures | Provide annual legislative sessions with member compensation and temporary housing for the speaker and lieutenant governor at the Texas State Capitol | | 195,993 (31%) | 441,803 (69%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Public employee retirement funds; County and municipal governance | Allow counties to offer retirement, disability, and death benefits to their employees and officials | | 247,506 (40%) | 368,957 (60%) | |
| Proposition 3 | County and municipal governance; State judiciary | Provide the filling county judge and justices of the peace vacancies by commissioners until the next general election |
| 453,340 (71%) | 181,437 (29%) | |
| Proposition 4 | County and municipal governance | Require county officials with more than 1 year remaining in their term who are seeking other offices to resign their current position |
| 407,875 (65%) | 215,377 (35%) | |
| Proposition 5 | County and municipal governance | Allow home rule cities to set office terms between two and four years for elected and appointed officials |
| 326,314 (54%) | 275,621 (46%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Public employee retirement funds; Law enforcement | Provide pensions to retired Texas Rangers and their widows |
| 391,378 (62%) | 242,966 (38%) | |
| Proposition 7 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize the legislature to fund and outline procedures for promoting Texas's resources. |
| 318,009 (52%) | 296,870 (48%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Public assistance programs; Healthcare | Authorize the payment of medical care for recipients of assistance for the elderly, blind, children and disabled |
| 380,313 (61%) | 244,915 (39%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Healthcare; County and municipal governance | Allow Amarillo hospital district creation, permit financial support from Potter County, and establish districts in Wichita and Jefferson Counties |
| 332,091 (56%) | 262,381 (44%) |
1957
See also: Texas 1957 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Public assistance programs | Increase the maximum expenditure of state funds for assistance to the elderly, blind and needy children from $42 million to $45 million |
| 192,726 (86%) | 32,397 (14%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bond issues; Water | Create the Texas Water Development Fund and a governing board |
| 164,803 (74%) | 58,019 (26%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Public employee retirement funds | Expand the state retirement, disability, and death benefit fund to cover non-appointed officers, judicial district staff, and remove contribution caps |
| 160,202 (72%) | 62,590 (28%) |
1956
See also: Texas 1956 ballot measures
November 13
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 9 | Public assistance programs | Provide assistance of up to $20 a month to persons aged 18 years or older who is permanently disabled due to a mental or physical handicap |
| 159,588 (90%) | 17,860 (10%) |
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Public assistance programs | Grant aid and compensation to persons who paid fines or served prison sentences for crimes of which they were not guilty |
| 1,175,908 (87%) | 182,755 (13%) | |
| Proposition 2 | County and municipal governance; Taxes | Allow county commissioners to consolidate various taxes into a single rate of $0.80 per $100 valuation, removing requirement for voter approval for tax rate reallocation |
| 841,755 (66%) | 434,440 (34%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Provide a new payment method for higher education construction by reallocating Confederate pension tax and allowing university investments in corporate stocks and bonds |
| 983,764 (77%) | 289,629 (23%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Public employee retirement funds | Expand Teacher Retirement System with disability and death benefits, raise individual contribution limits, and change eligibility criteria |
| 1,350,372 (89%) | 166,788 (11%) | |
| Proposition 5 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Increase the Veterans' Land Fund from $100 million to $200 million |
| 878,688 (69%) | 403,130 (31%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Administration of government | Provide for different oaths of office for elected and appointed officials |
| 989,752 (83%) | 197,991 (17%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Civil and criminal trials | Require medical testimony for commitment of persons due to unsound mind, provide trial and commitment process, and permit waiving jury trial by the individual or kin |
| 1,077,546 (83%) | 214,029 (17%) | |
| Proposition 8 | State judiciary; Law enforcement | Allow courts, magistrates and judges to deny bail to a person who had been convicted of two previous felonies |
| 1,014,249 (79%) | 266,408 (21%) |
1954
See also: Texas 1954 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Healthcare; Administration of government | Allow creation of county-wide hospital districts in counties over 190,000 with a tax for funding |
| 307,573 (61%) | 193,826 (39%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Public employee retirement funds; Administration of government | Authorize the legislature to facilitate state-federal agreements for extending federal social security coverage to political subdivision employees |
| 324,612 (67%) | 162,219 (33%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Public employee retirement funds; Veterans policy | Allow unused funds from the Confederate Pension Fund to be transferred to the State Building Fund |
| 394,152 (77%) | 116,354 (23%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Military service policy; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements | Restrict military personnel voting to their county of residence upon service entry and repeal poll tax exemptions for them during war or national emergencies |
| 387,854 (77%) | 113,468 (23%) | |
| Proposition 3 | County and municipal governance; Elections and campaigns | Allow counties with a population of less than 10,000 to hold elections for an assessor-collector of taxes |
| 354,075 (75%) | 118,276 (25%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures; State executive official measures | Allow the legislature to fix salaries for top state officials and limit legislator per diem at $25 for session's first 120 days |
| 308,066 (61%) | 193,895 (39%) | |
| Proposition 5 | State legislatures measures; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Prohibit the legislature from providing money or credit to any entity constructing, maintaining or operating toll roads or turnpikes |
| 295,014 (60%) | 197,461 (40%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Sex and gender issues; Jury rules | Allow women to serve on juries |
| 302,850 (57%) | 224,730 (43%) | |
| Proposition 7 | County and municipal governance | Provide for a four year term of office for elected district, county and precinct officials |
| 295,014 (60%) | 197,461 (40%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Public assistance programs | Increase aid expenditure limit for the elderly, blind, and needy children from $35 million to $42 million and provide recipient lists |
| 378,123 (73%) | 142,633 (27%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Public employee retirement funds | Credit members of the Teacher Retirement System and the Employees Retirement System of Texas for retirement benefits under either system |
| 317,512 (63%) | 185,389 (37%) |
1952
See also: Texas 1952 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Workers' compensation laws | Provide for workman's compensation insurance for city, town and village employees |
| 674,089 (62%) | 414,489 (38%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education | Create the State Medical Education Fund to provide grants, loans and scholarships to students studying medicine |
| 544,046 (50%) | 535,891 (50%) |
1951
See also: Texas 1951 ballot measures
November 13
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment of the Permanent University Fund Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow additional bond and securities investments for the permanent university fund. | | 100,637 (45%) | 124,547 (55%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Veterans policy | Increase the Veterans' Land Fund from $25 million to $100 million and extend eligibility to post-1945 veterans |
| 123,801 (54%) | 106,087 (46%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Public assistance programs | Increase the maximum monthly assistance for the needy by raising state funds for assistance from $35 million to $42 million | | 105,024 (44%) | 132,440 (56%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Taxes | Increase the maximum property tax rate to $0.50 per $100 valuation to fund rural fire prevention districts | | 79,823 (35%) | 146,661 (65%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Public employee retirement funds | Authorize a statewide system of retirement and disability pensions for appointed county officials and employees | | 76,454 (33%) | 152,071 (67%) |
1949
See also: Texas 1949 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Civil service | Authorize the legislature to provide for civil service in counties upon voter approval | | 134,703 (45%) | 163,971 (55%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Civil and criminal trials | Allow women to serve as jurors | | 135,776 (45%) | 168,780 (55%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials | Have annual legislative sessions and provide legislators with an annual salary of $3,600 rather than per diem compensation | | 72,266 (24%) | 224,911 (76%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Healthcare; Administration of government | Establish hospital districts upon the Governor's request | | 129,989 (44%) | 168,432 (56%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Taxes; Elections and campaigns | Repeal the poll tax and require voter registration | | 133,550 (44%) | 172,284 (56%) | |
| Proposition 5 | County and municipal governance; Healthcare | Authorize legislation for the establishment and operation of city and county health department, allowing local tax votes for funding | | 119,357 (40%) | 180,633 (60%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Public employee retirement funds | Authorize a statewide system of retirement and disability pensions for appointive county officials and employees | | 95,280 (32%) | 205,424 (68%) | |
| Proposition 7 | State judiciary | Provide that district courts conduct their proceedings at the county seat in which a case was pending |
| 161,499 (55%) | 134,252 (45%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Administration of government | Create rural fire protection districts and provided for a maximum $0.03 per $100 valuation property tax to support the districts |
| 153,253 (51%) | 145,298 (49%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Civil and criminal trials | Allow the legislature to provide for trials without a jury in lunacy cases | | 142,744 (47%) | 158,672 (53%) |
1948
See also: Texas 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Workers' compensation laws | Grant the legislature the power to pass laws to provide county employees with workman's compensation insurance coverage |
| 574,987 (79%) | 156,122 (21%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Redistricting policy | Create the Legislative Redistricting Board to handle senatorial and representative district reapportionment if the legislature does not |
| 528,158 (77%) | 153,704 (23%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Family-related policy | Allow spouses to partition existing community property into separate property of the respective spouses |
| 548,718 (79%) | 149,438 (21%) | |
| Proposition 4 | State executive official measures | Provide for gubernatorial succession in the event the governor-elect dies, becomes disabled or fails to qualify for office |
| 548,195 (81%) | 130,119 (19%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Taxes | Restore the exemption of $3,000 of the assessed taxable value of all residence homesteads from all state taxes |
| 614,325 (86%) | 104,059 (14%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Salaries of government officials; Law enforcement | Require compensation for all law enforcement officers to be on a salary basis |
| 557,698 (80%) | 140,953 (20%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Taxes | Prohibit ad valorem taxes for general revenue purposes beginning on January 1,1951 |
| 475,255 (70%) | 201,572 (30%) | |
| Proposition 8 | State judiciary | Provide for the retirement and compensation of judges, based on service duration, age, or disability, and allow their reassignment to active duty |
| 376,070 (55%) | 312,624 (45%) |
1947
See also: Texas 1947 ballot measures
August 23
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Levy an ad valorem tax to fund Confederate pensions, improvements at state higher education institutions, and reduce the maximum state property tax by five cents |
| 102,531 (51%) | 97,318 (49%) |
1946
See also: Texas 1946 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education | Authorize the legislature to appropriate $75,000 for the construction of a building on the campus of John Tarleton Agricultural College |
| 266,124 (78%) | 74,031 (22%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State legislatures measures; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize the legislature to provide a retirement, disability and death compensation system for state and county officers and employees |
| 173,845 (59%) | 119,203 (41%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Transportation; Taxes | Allocate motor fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees towards public roadway rights-of-way, construction, and maintenance |
| 231,834 (80%) | 58,555 (20%) |
1945
See also: Texas 1945 ballot measures
August 25
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 3 | State judiciary | Increase number of Texas Supreme Court justices from three to nine |
| 92,114 (54%) | 79,295 (46%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Taxes; Elections and campaigns | Exempt certain members of the military from paying a poll tax at any election during times of war or national emergency |
| 143,865 (79%) | 38,679 (21%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Salaries of government officials | Provide for a continuous salary of $10 per day for legislators during their tenure | | 42,879 (25%) | 130,983 (75%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Public assistance programs | Consolidate aid provisions for the elderly, blind, and children, manage federal funds, and set a maximum for annual assistance spending |
| 96,959 (55%) | 78,052 (45%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Veterans policy | Create the Veterans' Land Board and authorize the issuance of up to $25 million in bonds to create the Veterans' Land Fund |
| 80,022 (73%) | 29,935 (27%) |
1944
See also: Texas 1944 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Public employee retirement funds; County and municipal governance | Allow cities and towns to provide a system of retirement and disability pensions for city officers and employees |
| 258,036 (61%) | 162,953 (39%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State legislatures measures; Public employee retirement funds | Allow the legislature to provide a state retirement and disability pensions for city staff with voluntary municipal participation |
| 242,579 (59%) | 166,007 (41%) | |
| Proposition 3 | County and municipal governance; Taxes | Authorize county commissioners to reallocate city, county, road and bridge, public improvement and juror maximum tax rates for up to $0.80 per $100 |
| 228,346 (62%) | 137,761 (38%) |
1942
See also: Texas 1942 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Require comptroller certification and alignment with revenue estimates for legislative appropriations |
| 96,418 (57%) | 72,816 (43%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Education; Salaries of government officials | Allow officers of the United States Army or Navy who were assigned duties in state institutions of higher education to draw a salary | | 71,850 (43%) | 96,026 (57%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize the legislature to appropriate $75,000 to construct buildings on the John Tarleton Agricultural College campus | | 84,013 (49%) | 85,868 (51%) | |
| Proposition 4 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Bond issues | Authorize the investment of $2 million of the permanent school fund in state bonds issued to construct state office buildings | | 80,512 (47%) | 91,196 (53%) | |
| Proposition 5 | State judiciary; State legislatures measures | Allow the legislature to establish new courts in counties over 200,000, granting them exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction in civil, criminal, or probate issues | | 69,872 (42%) | 95,284 (58%) |
1940
See also: Texas 1940 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State judiciary; State legislatures measures | Authorize the legislature to provide for appeals directly to the supreme court in instances involving the constitutionality of laws |
| 268,645 (70%) | 114,343 (30%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State executive official measures | Appoint notaries public by the secretary of state, not the governor, with qualifications defined by law |
| 318,061 (67%) | 155,964 (33%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Civil service | Prohibit the two-year term limit set forth in Article 16, section 30 of the constitution from applying to appointive civil service offices |
| 222,559 (60%) | 147,919 (40%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Bond issue requirements; Local government finance and taxes | Allow county commissioners to levy taxes and issue bonds to refund the indebtedness of the general fund of Red River County | | 167,204 (45%) | 207,053 (55%) |
1938
See also: Texas 1938 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government | Eliminate outdated language from state official oaths, mandating a pledge to "preserve, protect, and defend" federal and state laws and constitutions |
| 89,899 (56%) | 71,753 (44%) |
1937
See also: Texas 1937 ballot measures
August 23
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Banking policy | Provide for the amount of liability of state bank stockholders |
| 66,959 (64%) | 38,410 (36%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Transportation; County and municipal governance | Allow voters in Harris County to adopt a road plan and levy taxes to fund the construction of roads and bridges |
| 53,619 (55%) | 43,885 (45%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Property; Taxes | Ensure property is taxed at no more than its fair market value and allow the legislature to offer tax payment discounts before delinquency |
| 77,058 (72%) | 30,194 (28%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Salaries of government officials | Authorize the legislature to fix the manner and basis of compensation for district, county and precinct officers | | 44,385 (42%) | 61,559 (58%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Public assistance programs | Provide up to $15 a month in assistance to the needy blind over 21 and for the acceptance of federal financial aid to provide said assistance |
| 80,117 (73%) | 29,297 (27%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Public assistance programs | Provide up to $8 a month in assistance to needy children under the 14 and allow acceptance of federal financial aid to provide said assistance |
| 75,853 (68%) | 35,416 (32%) |
1936
See also: Texas 1936 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Alcohol laws | Establish a state-ran dispensary system, which would give the state the exclusive right to purchase liquor at wholesale and sell it at retail | | 247,198 (40%) | 373,919 (60%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Redistricting policy | Limit county representatives at seven, except for counties with over 700,000 people, which get an extra representative for each additional 100,000 people |
| 344,173 (59%) | 238,879 (41%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures | Increase annual salaries of the governor to $12,000, secretary of state to $5,000, attorney general to $10,000, and other executive officials to $6,000 |
| 326,856 (54%) | 275,060 (46%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Public employee retirement funds | Create the Teachers' Retirement System for public school, college, and university employees funded by the state |
| 323,725 (53%) | 289,763 (47%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Workers' compensation laws | Grant the legislature to power to pass the laws necessary to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for state employees |
| 356,611 (60%) | 237,563 (40%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Administration of government; Law enforcement | Establish a board of pardons and paroles, making gubernatorial pardons contingent on board recommendations, except in treason cases |
| 422,224 (72%) | 167,916 (28%) |
1935
See also: Texas 1935 ballot measures
August 24
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Alcohol laws | Repeal statewide alcohol prohibition, prohibited open saloons and provided for a local option |
| 297,595 (54%) | 250,948 (46%) | |
| Proposition 2 | County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials | Abolish fee-based pay for district and county officers in counties above 20,000 and allow county commissioners decide payment method for smaller counties. |
| 274,537 (59%) | 188,642 (41%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Public assistance programs | Create a system of old-age assistance to provide up to $15 per month per person over the age of 65 |
| 444,539 (80%) | 108,565 (20%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Education | Provide free textbooks to every child attending both public and private schools | | 257,815 (48%) | 280,019 (52%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Criminal trials | Allow mentally ill persons not charged with a criminal offense to be temporarily committed without a trial by jury |
| 294,287 (60%) | 199,959 (40%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Civil and criminal trials; State judiciary | Grant courts the power to suspend a sentence upon conviction and place a defendant on probation |
| 245,285 (53%) | 216,549 (47%) | |
| Proposition 7 | State legislatures measures | Allow the governor to propose state constitutional amendments during special sessions of the legislature | | 214,024 (47%) | 238,258 (53%) |
1934
See also: Texas 1934 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials | Abolish fee-based pay for district and county officers in counties above 20,000 and allow commissioners decide payment method for smaller counties | | 115,727 (35%) | 219,143 (65%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Limit biennial collection and expenditure of tax revenue to $22.50 per person | | 66,873 (20%) | 268,247 (80%) | |
| Proposition 3 | County and municipal governance | Give county commissioners control over county affairs and authorize legislature to enact more economical county governance forms | | 100,154 (30%) | 237,013 (70%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Property; Taxes | Allow uniform real property taxation, property classification for tax purposes, and setting variable rates by property type | | 106,034 (30%) | 245,031 (70%) | |
| Proposition 5 | State legislatures measures; County and municipal governance | Allow the legislature to create new counties and change the boundaries of existing counties upon a two-thirds vote | | 82,870 (25%) | 248,668 (75%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Taxes; Property | Subject University of Texas lands to county and school district taxes, with tax payment to respective authorities | | 135,000 (39%) | 207,086 (61%) | |
| Proposition 7 | County and municipal governance | Permit any home rule city to alter, amend or repeal its charter every 12 months | | 86,884 (27%) | 235,993 (73%) | |
| Proposition 8 | County and municipal governance | Permit home rule cities to amend their charters to limit the terms of elected city officials to four years | | 95,981 (29%) | 235,263 (71%) |
1933
See also: Texas 1933 ballot measures
August 26
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | County and municipal governance | Authorize voters in counties with over 62,000 to adopt a home rule charter and to authorize mergers of separate governmental agencies within such counties |
| 317,521 (71%) | 131,827 (29%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Public assistance programs; Bond issues | Authorize the issuance of up to $20 million in bonds to provide relief to the needy and unemployed |
| 334,728 (67%) | 162,073 (33%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Taxes | Provide a tax exemption on $3,000 of all homesteads, except for a portion of state ad valorem taxes remitted within certain counties and political subdivisions |
| 410,442 (84%) | 79,754 (16%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Alcohol laws | Authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages of 3.2% alcoholic content or less |
| 317,521 (63%) | 186,315 (37%) |
1932
See also: Texas 1932 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government | Allow National Guard members to hold public office in Texas |
| 309,999 (63%) | 179,371 (37%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Taxes; County and municipal governance | Allow counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico to approve levies for the purposes of building seawalls and breakwaters by a two-thirds majority vote |
| 319,607 (68%) | 153,424 (32%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Taxes; Property | Provide a $2,000 property tax exemption for homesteads |
| 432,450 (79%) | 114,935 (21%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Taxes | Bar the state, county, or defined subdivision from collecting delinquent taxes after they had been due for ten years or more |
| 320,560 (65%) | 170,019 (35%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Administration of government | Combine the offices of assessor and tax collector |
| 416,119 (80%) | 105,969 (20%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Property | Allow tax foreclosure sales without a court order and allow the land to be redeemed within two years for less than double the amount paid |
| 368,160 (71%) | 147,216 (29%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Bond issue requirements | Provide that only qualified voters who owned taxable property were eligible to vote in elections concerning bond issues |
| 381,385 (76%) | 117,666 (24%) | |
| Proposition 8 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education | Eliminate the provision that the permanent university fund could be invested in bonds |
| 365,325 (73%) | 135,709 (27%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State flags, symbols, and holidays | Authorize a Texas Centennial commemoration of early Texas history as well as the necessary appropriations |
| 277,417 (56%) | 218,174 (44%) |
1930
See also: Texas 1930 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State judiciary | Allow the supreme court to sit at any time at the seat of government for the transaction of business |
| 138,770 (67%) | 68,696 (33%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow the investment of the Permanent University Fund in various government bonds for University of Texas construction projects. |
| 356,396 (82%) | 78,606 (18%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Taxes; Property | Subject university lands to property taxes to the same extent as privately owned land |
| 135,741 (65%) | 72,876 (35%) | |
| Proposition 4 | State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials | Limit legislator per diem to $10 for the first 120 days of a session and $5 thereafter and limit mileage reimbursement to $2.50 per 25 miles |
| 108,373 (53%) | 94,463 (47%) | |
| Proposition 5 | State legislatures measures | Provide for a 120-day regular legislative session |
| 121,061 (61%) | 77,899 (39%) |
1929
See also: Texas 1929 ballot measures
July 16
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State judiciary | Increase the membership of the supreme court from three to nine members and require a continuous session of the supreme court | | 49,681 (39%) | 77,066 (61%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State executive official measures; Salaries of government officials | Increase the governor's annual salary to $10,000 | | 49,644 (39%) | 76,166 (61%) |
1928
See also: Texas 1928 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government; Education | Provide for the appointment and term limits of the state board of education |
| 185,423 (60%) | 126,134 (40%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Education | Require the legislature to fix the terms of office of school officials and officials of state institutions of higher education for no more than six years |
| 192,660 (59%) | 133,252 (41%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Veterans policy | Authorize a tax levy to provide aid to Confederate soldiers and sailors and their widows |
| 248,581 (70%) | 104,773 (30%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Property; Taxes | Exempt certain church and youth organization properties from property taxes |
| 205,398 (60%) | 136,970 (40%) |
1927
See also: Texas 1927 ballot measures
August 1
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State judiciary | Modify the state judiciary system to include one Court of Criminal Appeals and a Texas Supreme Court composed of a Chief Justice and a minimum of eight Associate Justices. | | 27,949 (15%) | 164,036 (85%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Taxes | Change the state taxation system to allow the state to derive income from sources other than the ad valorem tax | | 16,739 (9%) | 175,484 (91%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Salaries of government officials | Provide district attorneys and other county officials with compensation through salaries instead of fees and commissions | | 22,617 (12%) | 169,630 (88%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Salaries of government officials | Repeal state officials compensation provisions but retain existing salaries until otherwise provided by law and limit legislator salary to $1,500 and provide a $10,000 salary for the governor | | 21,632 (11%) | 171,372 (89%) |
1926
See also: Texas 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government | Permit members of the National Guard, National Guard Reserve, Officers Reserved Corps, and Organized Reserves to hold state or federal offices |
| 78,490 (57%) | 58,574 (43%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Education; State legislatures measures | Eliminate the legislature's power to create school districts by special law |
| 79,289 (61%) | 51,487 (39%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Corrections governance; Administrative organization | Abolish the board of prison commissioners and provide for prison supervision and maintenance by statutory law |
| 85,682 (64%) | 47,941 (36%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Taxes; Property | Provide for taxation on all agricultural and grazing school land to the same extent as privately owned land |
| 91,528 (67%) | 44,360 (33%) |
1924
See also: Texas 1924 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Veterans policy; Taxes | Levy a $0.07 per $100 valuation tax to fund pensions for Confederate soldiers and their widows |
| 203,799 (72%) | 79,975 (28%) |
1921
See also: Texas 1921 ballot measures
July 23
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Constitutional wording changes; Absentee and mail voting; Citizenship voting requirements | Addresses women's suffrage and naturalized citizens' suffrage |
| 57,622 (52%) | 53,910 (48%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures | Increase the annual salaries of the governor to $8,000, the secretary of state and other executive officials to $5,000, and the attorney general to $7,500 | | 25,778 (27%) | 68,223 (73%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures | Limit per diem compensation for legislators at $10 for the first 120 days of regular sessions and $5 thereafter and mileage reimbursement at $0.10 a mile | | 24,424 (22%) | 85,482 (78%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Veterans policy; Taxes | Levy a $0.07 per $100 valuation tax to fund pensions for Confederate soldiers and their widows | | 49,852 (45%) | 61,568 (55%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Administrative organization; Corrections governance | Abolish the Board of Prison Commissioners and provided for prison supervision and maintenance by statutory law | | 39,659 (36%) | 71,880 (64%) |
1920
See also: Texas 1920 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Salaries of government officials | Provide for the salaries of public officials, to be determined by the legislature | | 149,324 (48%) | 164,603 (52%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Taxes; County and municipal governance | Increase the maximum property tax rate for towns with a population of less than 5,000 from $0.25 cents to $1.50 per $100 valuation |
| 173,920 (54%) | 146,031 (46%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Taxes | Exempt independent and common school districts from property tax limitations |
| 221,223 (64%) | 126,282 (36%) |
1919
See also: Texas 1919 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Family-related policy; Prison work regulations | Allow the legislature to authorize the distribution of up to 50% of the net profits from the state prison system to incarcerated individuals or their dependents for any given fiscal year | | 42,358 (37%) | 70,911 (63%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Bond issues; Transportation | Authorize up to $75 million in bonds to construct hard surfaced public highways and levy up to $0.20 per $100 to pay for the bonds | | 29,844 (26%) | 84,518 (74%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Taxes | Increase maximum rates for city, county, road, bridge, public improvements, and local-option taxes for infrastructure and public buildings. | | 30,214 (27%) | 83,285 (73%) | |
| Proposition 8 | County and municipal governance; Bond issues | Authorize the city and county of Galveston to issue bonds of up to $5 million dollars for protective works such as building seawalls | | 51,657 (49%) | 54,678 (51%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Taxes; Veterans policy | Levy a property tax a rate of $0.07 per $100 of assessed value to fund pensions for confederate soldiers and their widows | | 56,886 (49%) | 59,701 (51%) |
May 24
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Alcohol laws | Provide for a statewide prohibition on the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages |
| 159,723 (53%) | 140,099 (47%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution | | 141,773 (46%) | 166,893 (54%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State executive official measures; Salaries of government officials | Increase the governor's salary to $10,000 | | 108,536 (36%) | 193,359 (64%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Housing | Authorize the giving or lending of state credit to assist citizens in acquiring or improving their homes | | 152,422 (50%) | 153,243 (50%) | |
| Proposition 5 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Establish constitutional status for the University of Texas and other higher education institutions and allocate interest from the Permanent University Fund | | 37,560 (33%) | 76,422 (67%) |
1918
See also: Texas 1918 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Civil and criminal trials | Provide guidelines for taking witness testimony by deposition in certain circumstances |
| 79,038 (66%) | 40,592 (34%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Taxes; Education | Increase the state property tax from $0.20 to $0.35 cents per $100 valuation in order to provide free textbooks to public schools |
| 86,788 (69%) | 38,616 (31%) |
1917
See also: Texas 1917 ballot measures
August 21
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Constitutional rights; Administration of government; County and municipal governance; Environment; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Allow for the formation of conservation and reclamation districts |
| 49,116 (57%) | 36,827 (43%) |
1916
See also: Texas 1916 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Authorize a county school tax of up to $0.50 per $100 valuation and increased the maximum school district tax rate to $1 per $100 valuation | | 122,040 (49%) | 129,139 (51%) |
1915
See also: Texas 1915 ballot measures
July 24
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Elections and campaigns | Allow voters to vote in precincts other than the precinct of residence under certain circumstances | | 42,690 (32%) | 90,994 (68%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State judiciary; Salaries of government officials | Expand the state supreme court from three to five justices and raise their annual salary from $4,000 to $5,000 | | 30,957 (24%) | 98,979 (76%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Taxes; Transportation | Increase the road and highway tax from $0.15 to $0.50 per $100 and the tax rate for public improvements from $0.25 to $1 per $100 | | 37,861 (29%) | 93,063 (71%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Education; County and municipal governance | Authorize county commissioners to create a student loan fund | | 27,529 (21%) | 102,627 (79%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Bond issues | Authorize the issuance of bonds for levee, drainage and road improvements | | 32,772 (25%) | 97,546 (75%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Education | Separate the University of the State of Texas and the Agricultural and Mechanical College with equal land division | | 50,398 (38%) | 81,658 (62%) |
1914
See also: Texas 1914 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Initiative and referendum process | Establish a state initiative and referendum process | | 62,371 (48%) | 66,785 (52%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Water; County and municipal governance | Authorize counties to designate seawall reclamation districts and build seawalls | | 47,259 (38%) | 78,118 (62%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures | Increase the length of regular sessions, the legislator salary in odd years, the per diem compensation in even years, and the mileage reimbursement. | | 37,296 (29%) | 89,535 (71%) |
1913
See also: Texas 1913 ballot measures
July 19
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State judiciary; Salaries of government officials | Authorize multiple judges for judicial districts, revise judge qualifications and terms, and increase judge salary from $2,500 to $3,000 | | 25,329 (18%) | 112,548 (82%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bond issues | Authorize bonds and taxes for improvements on public institutions such as the University of Texas. | | 19,745 (14%) | 120,734 (86%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures | Add a new section to the constitution that provided for the compensation and terms of office of certain elected officials | | 29,367 (21%) | 108,254 (79%) |
1912
See also: Texas 1912 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Education; Administration of government | Authorize the legislature to set six-year staggered terms for the state university's board of regents, trustees and managers |
| 108,230 (71%) | 43,670 (29%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Veterans policy | Authorize aid for Confederate veterans and their wives or widows if they became residents of Texas and were married prior to January 1st, 1900. |
| 135,864 (76%) | 41,875 (24%) | |
| Proposition 3 | County and municipal governance | Allow cities with a population over 5,000 to amend charters by local vote instead of legislative action, with changes restricted to once every two years |
| 119,997 (74%) | 43,088 (26%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Corrections governance; Administrative organization | Establish six-year terms for members of the Board of Prison Commissioners |
| 90,519 (56%) | 70,093 (44%) |
1911
See also: Texas 1911 ballot measures
July 22
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Alcohol laws | Enact a statewide prohibition on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages | | 231,096 (49%) | 237,393 (51%) |
1910
See also: Texas 1910 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Veterans policy | Authorize the establishment of a home for the wives and widows of Confederate soldiers |
| 113,549 (80%) | 28,534 (20%) |
1909
See also: Texas 1909 ballot measures
August 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Education; Bond issues | Add a new section to the constitution to validate school districts and school district bonds and authorize taxes to pay school district bonds |
| 52,365 (76%) | 16,430 (24%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Education; Taxes | Authorize school districts to contain parts of multiple counties and taxation within those districts |
| 48,000 (72%) | 19,076 (28%) | |
| Proposition 3 | County and municipal governance | Lower the city and town population cap to 5,000 for cities to be incorporated |
| 44,990 (69%) | 19,922 (31%) |
1908
See also: Texas 1908 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Redistricting policy; County and municipal governance | Increase the maximum number of justice precincts per county from 8 to 12 and redistrict county commissioner precincts | | 69,389 (48%) | 74,497 (52%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Public education funding; Ballot measure process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Property taxes | Increase the maximum school district property tax rate to $0.05/$100 and lower tax approval from two-thirds to simple majority vote. |
| 130,402 (71%) | 52,077 (29%) | |
| Proposition 3 | County and municipal governance; Taxes | Allow local approval of up to $0.30/$100 road and bridge taxes or to issue bonds for 20% of property value for roads and bridges. | | 24,539 (30%) | 57,493 (70%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures | Increase the governor's annual salary to $8,000 and the lieutenant governor's annual salary to $2,500 | | 47,396 (30%) | 112,430 (70%) |
1907
See also: Texas 1907 ballot measures
August 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government; Property | Allow property owners in cities with a population of 10,000 or greater to create improvement districts | | 18,909 (23%) | 61,808 (77%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Veterans policy | Authorize the establishment of a home for the wives and widows of Confederate soldiers | | 41,079 (48%) | 43,732 (52%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Administrative organization; Agriculture policy | Establish a Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Labor | | 19,736 (25%) | 60,733 (75%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Administration of government | Replace the lowest responsible bidder requirement with state-provided printing, publishing, stationery, paper, and fuel | | 16,043 (20%) | 63,780 (80%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Salaries of government officials | Set a maximum $1,000 legislator salary for odd years, a $5 per diem for special sessions in even years, and a $0.03 per mile mileage reimbursement. | | 9,517 (12%) | 71,970 (88%) |
1906
See also: Texas 1906 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes; State judiciary | Authorize a property tax of up to $0.15 per $100 valuation to provide for the compensation of jurors |
| 44,936 (52%) | 42,144 (48%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Education; Taxes | Provide for property tax exemptions for endowment funds of institutions of higher learning and religion |
| 58,125 (65%) | 31,674 (35%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Salaries of government officials | Set maximum legislator salary at $1,000 for odd-numbered years, per diem at $5 for special sessions in even-numbered years, and mileage reimbursement at $0.03 per mile. | | 27,354 (33%) | 55,808 (67%) |
1904
See also: Texas 1904 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Public employee retirement funds; Veterans policy | Increase the pensions of Confederate veterans and changed the requirements needed for widows to receive pension benefits |
| 99,042 (70%) | 42,035 (30%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Banking policy | Require the legislature to authorize the incorporation of state banks under a system of state regulation |
| 70,056 (56%) | 54,160 (44%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Bond issues | Allow the issuance of local bonds for specific road, irrigation, navigation, flood control and drainage purposes |
| 66,003 (53%) | 59,373 (47%) |
1902
See also: Texas 1902 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements | Require poll taxes to be paid before a voter was allowed to participate in an election |
| 200,650 (65%) | 107,748 (35%) |
1900
See also: Texas 1900 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government; Water irrigation policy | Permit the formation of irrigation districts in Archer, Baylor, Clay, Wichita, and Knox counties | | 92,661 (39%) | 147,437 (61%) |
1898
See also: Texas 1898 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Salaries of government officials | Extend the $5 per diem compensation of legislators to the first 100 days of a session and increase the per diem for the remainder of the session to $3 | | 35,901 (12%) | 255,121 (88%) |
November 1
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Veterans policy | Authorize direct aid to disabled and dependent Confederate veterans and their widows |
| 56,913 (52%) | 53,074 (48%) |
1897
See also: Texas 1897 ballot measures
August 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investing School Funds in Bonds Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Validate bonds held by the state as investments for the permanent school fund. | | 32,462 (43%) | 42,167 (57%) | |
| Proposition 1 | County and municipal governance; Water irrigation policy | Permit the formation of irrigation districts in West Texas | | 20,245 (27%) | 55,882 (73%) | |
| Proposition 2 | County and municipal governance; Bond issues | Allow certain counties to aid in railroad construction by issuing bonds upon approval of voters within any such county | | 14,237 (19%) | 59,579 (81%) |
1896
See also: Texas 1896 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 2 | Citizenship voting requirements | Require foreign-born persons to declare their intent to become U.S. citizens at least six months before an election in order to be eligible to vote |
| 268,262 (84%) | 51,649 (16%) | |
| Public School Fund Investment Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Prison and jail funding | Authorize investment of the public school fund in agricultural lands to benefit the penitentiary system | | 101,121 (35%) | 188,574 (65%) |
1894
See also: Texas 1894 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Veterans policy | Authorize the establishment and maintenance of a home for "indigent and disabled Confederate veterans" |
| 192,033 (71%) | 79,718 (29%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Elections and campaigns | Authorize the election of railroad commissioners with six-year term limits |
| 221,918 (83%) | 46,358 (17%) |
1891
See also: Texas 1891 ballot measures
August 11
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Banking policy; Business regulations | Decrease the maximum annual interest rate in the state from 8% to 6% and from 12% to 10% for contractually agreed upon interest rates |
| 58,797 (76%) | 18,320 (24%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance | Provide for local-option alcohol prohibition in county subdivisions designated by county commissioners |
| 40,344 (53%) | 35,279 (47%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State judiciary | Revise the State Constitution to make necessary “conforming changes” related to Appellate Court reorganization |
| 37,445 (51%) | 35,695 (49%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Voter registration | Authorize the legislature to provide for voter registration in cities with a population of 10,000 or more |
| 59,645 (78%) | 16,815 (22%) | |
| Proposition 5 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education | Authorize the legislature to transfer up to 1% of the permanent school fund to the available school fund on an annual basis |
| 40,526 (53%) | 35,702 (47%) |
1890
See also: Texas 1890 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Business regulations; Transportation | Allow laws to be passed to regulate railroad freight and passenger tariffs and provided for agencies to enforce these regulations |
| 181,954 (71%) | 73,106 (29%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Taxes | Add water works under the $0.25 per $100 property tax rate and allow local-option road and highway taxes up to 15 cents per $100 |
| 129,391 (64%) | 71,637 (36%) |
1887
See also: Texas 1887 ballot measures
August 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Salaries of government officials | Increase legislators' compensation to five dollars per day for the first 90 days of a session and two dollars per day for the remainder | | 43,690 (18%) | 192,490 (82%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Alcohol laws | Provide for the statewide prohibition of alcohol, except for medical, mechanical, sacramental, and scientific purposes | | 129,270 (37%) | 220,627 (63%) | |
| Proposition 3 | State legislatures measures; Taxes | Authorize the legislature to provide for the assessment and collection of state and county property taxes in unorganized counties | | 88,179 (38%) | 145,538 (62%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Voter registration | Allow the legislature to provide voter registration laws in all cities with populations greater than 10,000 | | 81,138 (35%) | 148,525 (65%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Restricted-use funds; Higher education funding | Establish a permanent University fund for the University of Texas and authorized monies from this fund to be invested in United States bonds | | 66,958 (29%) | 165,856 (71%) | |
| Proposition 6 | State judiciary | Reorganize the state judiciary system | | 69,577 (30%) | 166,183 (70%) |
1883
See also: Texas 1883 ballot measures
August 14
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Education Lands and Investment for Public Schools Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; County and municipal governance | Provide that lands granted to counties, for educational purposes, are legally recognized as the property of those respective counties |
| 29,452 (59%) | 20,837 (41%) | |
| Investing Proceeds from Sale of Lands Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Expand the available investment instruments for proceeds from the sale of county school lands |
| 29,734 (59%) | 21,060 (41%) | |
| Property Tax Limits Amendment | Taxes; Property | Reduce the maximum state property tax rate |
| 30,158 (60%) | 20,188 (40%) | |
| State Property Tax Amendment | Taxes; Property | Establish a state property tax for education and authorize the creation of school districts with additional property taxation powers |
| 30,533 (60%) | 20,237 (40%) | |
| Terms of County Courts Amendment | State judiciary | Require county courts to hold four terms per year for civil and criminal matters |
| 30,640 (64%) | 17,498 (36%) |
1881
See also: Texas 1881 ballot measures
September 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Salaries of government officials | Set the maximum compensation for legislators at $5 per day and limited regular legislative sessions to 100 days. | | 12,493 (22%) | 44,569 (78%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Salaries of government officials; State judiciary | Increase the Supreme Court from three to seven members and increase the annual salary from $3,550 to $3,600. | | 20,149 (35%) | 36,647 (65%) |
1879
See also: Texas 1879 ballot measures
September 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes; Agriculture policy | Provide tax exemption for farm products used directly by the producers and their families for home and farm use |
| 38,606 (90%) | 4,127 (10%) |
1876
See also: Texas 1876 ballot measures
February 15
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitution of 1876 Ratification Measure | State constitution ratification | Ratify the Texas Constitution of 1876 |
| 136,606 (71%) | 56,652 (29%) |
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