No. None of these amendments creates or raises taxes. They use existing state revenue or provide targeted tax relief.
- Proposition 1: Uses existing, dedicated funds for Texas State Technical College facilities and equipment—no new taxes.
- Proposition 4: Earmarks a portion of existing sales tax revenue for the Texas Water Fund—no rate increase.
- Proposition 6: Prevents the Legislature from ever creating a financial transaction tax on securities trades—no new taxes now or later.
- Proposition 9: Provides a property-tax exemption for certain business equipment—this is a tax cut, not a rate increase.
- Proposition 14: Transfers $3 billion from the state’s general revenue to launch a dementia research fund—no new taxes.
It’s a tax based on the value of property. Proposition 9 exempts part of the value of business equipment from this tax; it does not raise rates.
No. Proposition 9 applies only to business personal property used to produce income, not to homes.
- Proposition 1: Students gain access to modern labs and equipment, and employers get a stronger workforce.
- Proposition 4: Families, communities, and businesses benefit from reliable, affordable water supply and infrastructure.
- Proposition 6: Texans with savings, retirement accounts, or investments gain certainty that new financial transaction taxes won’t appear—protecting nest eggs while keeping Texas competitive for jobs and investment.
- Proposition 9: Businesses—especially local and mid-sized—benefit from reduced costs, with savings reinvested in jobs and growth.
- Proposition 14: Patients, families, caregivers, and the medical community benefit from more research and progress toward treatments and cures.
Yes. All funds are administered by state entities with public reporting and transparency requirements. None of these measures raise tax rates.
The Texas Constitution will not be updated, and the related funding or tax relief will not take effect.
No. In order to reach voters, constitutional amendments must first be approved by two-thirds of the Texas Legislature, requiring Republican and Democratic support to reach that threshold. That means these measures already have broad, bipartisan support.
It means no tax rates will go up. Propositions 4 and 14 use existing state revenue; Proposition 1 dedicates existing funds for technical college needs; Proposition 6 prevents new securities transaction taxes; Proposition 9 cuts a business property tax.
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