Complete, unofficial returns from the Nov. 4 election show all 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution passed in Collin County, as they did in statewide balloting. Results are not official until canvassed by the Texas Legislature.

Collin County Elections reported Proposition 10 had the largest percentage of votes cast with 90.18%. The second-most-favored amendment in the county was Proposition 7 with 88.21%.

Proposition 10 would authorize a temporary property tax exemption for homes completely destroyed by fire.

Proposition 7 would authorize property tax exemptions for surviving spouses of veterans who died from service-related conditions. The exemption could transfer to a new home if the spouse has not remarried.

The lowest percentage amendment in Collin County was Proposition 6, with 56.30%. It would prohibit the Legislature from imposing any tax on securities transactions, such as buying or selling stocks or bonds.

Collin County Elections said voter turnout was 15.83% with 117,510 ballots cast in all races out of the county’s total voter roll of 742,114.

Election Day voting Nov. 4 was 59,012, surpassing the 56,982 ballots cast in early voting that ended Oct. 31.

The overall turnout across Texas was about 15%

Here are all 17 amendments and the percentage by which they passed, according to the Secretary of State’s office.

Proposition 1, 69.03%, creates two permanent funds — the Permanent Technical Institution Infrastructure Fund and the Available Workforce Education Fund — to support the capital needs of the Texas State Technical College System.

Proposition 2, 65.37%, prohibits the state from imposing a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of individuals, families, estates or trusts. Texas currently does not tax either type of capital gain, and no such tax has been proposed.

Proposition 3, 61.14%, allows judges to deny bail under certain circumstances to defendants accused of serious violent felonies such as murder.

Proposition 4, 70.42%, dedicates a portion of state sales and use taxes to the Texas Water Fund, created in 2023 to finance water supply projects.

Proposition 5, 63.61%, allows the Legislature to exempt retail animal feed from property taxes. Feed sold directly to farmers and ranchers is already exempt, but feed held for retail sale currently is not.

Proposition 6, 54.87%, prohibits the Legislature from imposing any tax on securities transactions, such as buying or selling stocks or bonds.

Proposition 7, 86.25%, authorizes property tax exemptions for surviving spouses of veterans who died from service-related conditions. The exemption could transfer to a new home if the spouse has not remarried.

Proposition 8, 72.22%, bars the state from enacting estate or inheritance taxes.

Proposition 9, 65.04%, raises the exemption for business personal property from $2,500 to $125,000, reducing the tax burden and simplifying reporting requirements for small businesses.

Proposition 10, 89.28%, authorizes a temporary property tax exemption for homes completely destroyed by fire.

Proposition 11, 77.68%, increases the school district property tax exemption for elderly or disabled homeowners from $10,000 to $60,000, in addition to the standard homestead exemption. The state would reimburse school districts for lost revenue.

Proposition 12, 61.9%, restructures the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, shifting more appointments to the governor, raising eligibility requirements for members, and granting the Texas Supreme Court’s chief justice greater oversight authority. The changes are intended to streamline the review of complaints and address case backlogs.

Proposition 13, 79.41%, raises the general school district homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000.

Proposition 14, 68.57%, creates the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a corresponding fund with $3 billion in state revenue. Up to $300 million annually could be used for research grants and operations focusing on dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and related diseases.

Proposition 15, 69.87%, affirms that parents are the primary decision-makers in raising and educating their children.

Proposition 16, 71.95%, make explicit in the state Constitution that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in Texas elections.

Proposition 17, 67.42% allows property tax exemptions for landowners along the Texas-Mexico border who install security infrastructure or related improvements.

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