The 17 amendments to the Constitution of the State of Texas that are listed below will be on the November 4, 2025 Election Ballot.
For considerations for and against each proposed amendment, see the non-partisan League of Women Voters Guide as well as video explainers here.
An analysis by The Texas Tribune can be found here
Proposition 1 - SJR 59
"The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the permanent technical institution
infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of
educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System."
Proposition 2 - SJR 18
"The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized
capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust."
Proposition 3 - SJR 5
"The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to
persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony."
Proposition 4 - HJR 7
"The constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales
and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue."
Proposition 5 - HJR 99
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation
tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale
at retail."
Proposition 6 - HJR 4
"The constitutional amendment 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."
Proposition 7 - HJR 133
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for 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."
Proposition 8 - HJR 2
"The constitutional amendment to prohibit the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable
to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift."
Proposition 9 - HJR 1
"The constitutional amendment to authorize 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."
Proposition 10 - SJR 84
"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 a fire."
Proposition 11 - SJR 85
"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 residence
homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled."
Proposition 12 - SJR 27
"The constitutional amendment 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."
Proposition 13 - SJR 2
"The constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence
homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000."
Proposition 14 - SJR 3
"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 state general revenue."
Proposition 15 - SJR 34
"The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their
children."
Proposition 16 - SJR 37
"The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen."
Proposition 17 - HJR 34
"The constitutional amendment to authorize 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."