Unofficial election results show 18% of Comal County’s 146,372 registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 4 Constitutional Amendments Election.
Comal County’s Elections Office said 26,526 people voted.
They approved all of the 17 propositions on the ballot:
Proposition 1
Creation of a permanent technical institution infrastructure fund and available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System.
67.99% for
32;01% against
Proposition 2
Prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.
78.46% for
21.54% against
Proposition 3
Requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
68.88% for
31.12% against
Proposition 4
Dedicating a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and providing for the allocation and use of that revenue.
70.85% for
29.15% against
Proposition 5
Authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.
76.95% for
23.05% against
Proposition 6
Prohibiting the legislature from enacting a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.
68.14% for
31.86% against
Proposition 7
Authorizing the legislature to provide an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.
90.11% for
9.89% against
Proposition 8
Prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent’s property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.
82.61% for
17.39% against
Proposition 9
Authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
78.64% for
21.36% against
Proposition 10
Authorizing the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.
93.2% for
6.58% against
Proposition 11
Authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled..
86.48% for
13.52% against
Proposition 12
Regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission’s recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.
67.57% for
32.43% against
Proposition 13
Increasing the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000.
89.76% for
10.24% against
Proposition 14
Providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
61.94% for
38.06% against
Proposition 15
Affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children.
77.46% for
22.54% against
Proposition 16
Clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
80.95% for
19.05% against
Proposition 17
Authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.
72.16% for
27.84% against