Texas Voters Will Decide on 2025 Constitutional Amendments in November Election
In early 2025, the last legislative session produced several amendments that require voter approval before being added to the state constitution. We continue to review these measures to help voters understand the impact they may have on everyday life.
Proposition 10:
The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by fire.
The amendment creates a process to temporarily lower taxes on homes entirely destroyed by fire. Home and only applies to the value of the destroyed structur, not the land,and would be implemented through future legislation.
Proposition 11:
The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the resident homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.
This amendment would authorize the Legislature to raise the additional school property exemption for elderly and disabled homeowners from $10,000 to $60,000. The increased exemption would reduce school district taxes for qualifying individuals and would be offset by state funds to maintain district funding levels.
Opponents expressed that the measure shifts the tax burden onto younger and non exempt Texans, expands state spending commitments without reform and erodes tax equity.
Proposition 12:
The constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Connect, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission’s recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for misconduct.
This amendment would change the make-up of Texas’ State Commission on Judicial Conduct and related processes and powers. If approved, the constitutional amendment would beef up citizen representation in the commission, by changing its makeup to: seven citizens appointed by the governor, who are at least 35 years of age.
Proposition 13:
The constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homestead from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000.
This amendment would allow Texans who own their homes to see a boost in the state’s homestead exemption, or the slice of a home’s value that can’t be taxed to pay for public schools.
Opponents countered that while the amendment provides short-term for homeowners, it does so by shifting the burden onto renters, small businesses and non-exempt property owners.
Proposition 14:
The constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund, to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, in this state and transferring to that Fund, $3 billion from the state general fund.
Opponents countered that this amendment allows the fund to exist outside the state’s regular spending cap, therefore bypassing the appropriations process.
Proposition 15:
The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children. The amendment affirms individual liberty, personal responsibility and would cidify parental rights and ensuring state action is narrowly constrained. It empowers families to guide their children’s upbringing without unwarranted interference from public institutions.
Project 16:
The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a U.S. citizen. This amendment would add language to the Texas Constitution to explicitly say that “persons who are not citizens of the United States” cannot vote in the State.
Though U.S. citizenship is already required to register to vote, this amendment aims to prevent local governments, in Texas, from allowing local residents who are not citizens to vote in local elections.
Proposition 17:
The constitutional amendment would allow the state legislature, through law, to provide a property tax exemption for an increase in a property’s value as a result of installing or constructioning border security infrastructure or related improvements on a property in a county bordering Mexico.
The results of this latest legislative session appears to reflect the lawmakers interest in funding investment interests avoiding higher taxes and remaining business friendly.
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