By Marfa Public Radio
Voters in Texas are deciding on 10 proposed amendments to the state constitution. Others in West Texas are also weighing in on a handful of elections, including a few bond elections in several districts.
From bond issues to city council seats and mayoral races, we’ll have all the results here as they become available. The results for the constitutional amendments are with 98% of Texas counties reporting.
State Constitutional Amendments
| Proposition 1 | “The constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold more than one office as a municipal judge at the same time.” YES – 34.56% NO – 65.44% |
| Proposition 2 | “The constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) in an amount not to exceed $200 million to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.” YES – 65.62% NO – 34.38% |
| Proposition 3 | “The constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to Provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.” YES – 85.09% NO – 14.91% |
| Proposition 4 | “The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax, including a tax on an individual share of partnership and unincorporated association income.” YES – 74.41% NO – 25.59% |
| Proposition 5 | “The constitutional amendment dedicating the revenue received from the existing state sales and use taxes that are imposed on sporting goods to the Texas Parks And Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission to protect Texas natural areas, water quality, and history by acquiring, managing, and improving state and local parks and historic sites while not increasing the rate of the state sales and use taxes.” YES – 88% NO – 12% |
| Proposition 6 | “The constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to increase by $3 billion the maximum bond amount authorized for the Cancer Prevention And Research Institute of Texas.” YES – 64% NO – 36% |
| Proposition 7 | “The constitutional amendment allowing increased distributions of the available school fund.” YES – 74.11% NO – 25.89% |
| Proposition 8 | “The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Flood Insurance Fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects.” YES – 77.82% NO – 22.18% |
| Proposition 9 | “The constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation precious metal held in a precious metal depository location in this state.” YES – 51.61% NO – 48.39% |
| Proposition 10 | “The constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of a law enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain circumstances.” YES – 93.75% NO – 6.25% |
Crane County
| Local Option Liquor Election | The legal sale of mixed beverages. To legalize the sale of mixed beverages. FOR – 62% AGAINST – 38% |
Midland County
| City of Midland Mayor | Jenny Cudd – 16% Jerry F. Morales – 32% Patrick Payton – 52% |
| Midland City Council, District 3 | EJ Baldridge – 17% Kathryn Chandler – 10% Jack Ladd – 35% Bradley James – 3% Robin Poole – 34% |
| Midland City Council, District 4 | Kimberly Crisp – 28% Lori Blong – 56% J. Danie Corrales – 16% |
| Midland ISD — Proposition A | The issuance of $569,00,000 school building bonds for the construction, acquisition and equipment of school buildings in the District (including the rehabilitation, renovation, expansion and improvement thereof) and levying of tax in payment thereof. FOR – 11,560 (50%) AGAINST – 11,548 (50%) |
Pecos County
| Iraan-Sheffield ISD — Proposition A | The issuance of $1,900,000 of bonds by Iraan-Sheffield Independent School District for the purpose of refunding the Iraan-Sheffield Independent School District maintenance tax notes, series 2009 (qualified school construction bond) and the levying of tax in payment thereof. FOR – 59% AGAINST – 41% |
| Fort Stockton ISD — Proposition A | The issuance of $85,000,000 of bonds to finance the construction, acquisition, and equipment of school buildings in the district, the purchase of necessary sites for school buildings and the purchase of new school buses, and levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest thereof. FOR – 49% AGAINST – 51% |