A guide to the 17 proposed amendments in Texas

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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Texans at the election polls will be able to decide the fate of 17 proposed amendments that can reshape policies in the Texas Constitution.

The amendments on the ballot propose changes to tax, education, and health care policies.

Texas Constitution proposed amendments

Ballot order	Topic	Summary

Proposition 1	Higher Education	Creating an investment and education fund to support the growing footprint of the Texas State Technical College System
Proposition 2	Taxes	Prohibit a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust
Proposition 3	Bail	Deny bail to people accused of a felony, under certain circumstances
Proposition 4	Water	Allocate sales tax revenue to the state water fund
Proposition 5	Tax Exemptions	Establish a property tax exemption on animal feed held by the owner of the property for retail sale
Proposition 6	Taxes	Prohibits the establishment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities and certain securities transactions
Proposition 7	Tax Exemptions	Establish an exemption on all or part of the market value of the home of a surviving spouse of a veteran who died from a service-connected disease
Proposition 8	Taxes	Prohibits enacting a law imposing taxes on a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift
Proposition 9	Tax Exemptions	Establish an exemption of the market value of personal tangible property used for income production from taxes
Proposition 10	Tax Exemptions	Provide a temporary tax exemption for improvements to residences destroyed by a fire
Proposition 11	Tax Exemptions	Increase the property tax exemption for the market value of the homes owned by elderly or disabled individuals
Proposition 12	Judiciary	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
Proposition 13	Tax Exemptions	Increase the property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 of the market value of a home
Proposition 14	Health Care	Establish Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a research fund to prevent and treat related disorders in Texas
Proposition 15	Parental Rights	Declares parents as the primary decision makers for their children
Proposition 16	Voting Rights	Clarifies that a voter must be a US citizen
Proposition 17	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