Lubbock County voters supported all 17 proposed Texas constitutional amendments in Tuesday’s election, each passing by comfortable margins. The results align with statewide trends favoring tax relief, infrastructure investment, education funding and stricter election language.
At the polls and online, roughly 13,000 ballots were cast out of the 197,870 registered voters in Lubbock County.
Listed below is each proposition and the unofficial election results as of Tuesday evening, according to the Lubbock County Elections Office website.
Proposition 1: Technical College Infrastructure Fund
Passed with 73.05 percent (9,841 votes in favor)
Creates a permanent fund to support campus infrastructure and workforce programs at Texas State Technical College and similar institutions, expanding access to hands-on career training across the state.
Proposition 2: Capital gains tax ban
Passed with 79.3 percent (10,802 votes in favor)
Prohibits Texas from ever imposing a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of individuals or families, reinforcing the state’s no income tax policy.
Proposition 3: Denial of bail for violent offenders
Passed with 74.2 percent (10,023 votes in favor)
Allows judges to deny bail for defendants accused of serious or violent felonies, aiming to enhance public safety and limit repeat offenses while awaiting trial.
Proposition 4: Sales tax revenue for Texas Water Fund
Passed with 79.5 percent (10,716 votes in favor)
Dedicates a portion of state sales tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund, helping modernize water infrastructure and increase drought resilience statewide.
Proposition 5: Animal feed tax exemption
Passed with 73.6 percent (9,912 votes in favor)
Authorizes the legislature to exempt from property tax animal feed held for retail sale, benefiting agricultural and feed store owners.
Proposition 6: Ban on financial transaction tax
Passed by 69.4 percent (9,169 votes in favor)
Prevents the state from enacting any tax on financial securities trades or transaction fees, preserving Texas’ low-tax investment environment.
Proposition 7: Property tax exemption for certain veterans’ spouses
Passed with 90.1 percent (12,176 votes in favor)
Expands property tax exemptions to surviving spouses of veterans who died from service-related conditions presumed under federal law.
Proposition 8: Repeal of estate and inheritance taxes
Passed by 85.8 percent (11,493 votes in favor)
Prohibits the state from levying death taxes, including estate, inheritance or gift taxes, ensuring assets can be transferred without state taxation.
Proposition 9: Small business equipment tax relief
Passed with 76.5 percent (10,245 votes in favor)
Allows lawmakers to exempt a portion of income-producing personal property, such as small business equipment from property taxation to support local enterprise.
Proposition 10: Property tax relief for fire-damaged homes
Passed by 92.3 percent (12,430 votes in favor)
Provides a temporary property tax exemption for homestead improvements that are completely destroyed by fire, giving homeowners time to rebuild without financial penalty.
Proposition 11: Increased tax relief for elderly and disabled homeowners
Passed with 85.4 percent (11,516 votes in favor)
Raises the property tax exemption amount for senior and disabled Texans, offering additional relief amid rising home values and fixed incomes.
Proposition 12: Judicial conduct and oversight reform
Passed by 77 percent (10,217 votes in favor)
Revises the membership and powers of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the tribunal reviewing its decisions, expanding authority to sanction judges for misconduct.
Proposition 13: Homestead exemption increase to $140,000
Passed with 86 percent (11,612 votes in favor).
Increases the statewide school homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, offering further tax relief for homeowners across Texas.
Proposition 14: Dementia prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Passed by 67.6 percent (9,082 votes in favor)
Creates a new $3 billion state fund dedicated to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and dementia research and prevention, modeled after the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Proposition 15: Parental Rights Amendment
Passed with 81 percent (10,884 votes in favor)
Affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children.
Proposition 16: Citizenship requirement to vote
Passed by 84.8 percent (11,450 votes in favor)
Clarifies that only U.S. citizens may vote in state or local elections.
Proposition 17: Border county property tax exemption for security projects
Passed with 75.3 percent (9,986 votes in favor)
Authorizes tax exemptions for property improvements related to border security infrastructure in counties along the Texas-Mexico border.