Complete but unofficial results from the Nov. 4 election show Texas voters approved all 17 proposed amendments to the state Constitution, mirroring the outcome in Collin County. The amendments will become official once canvassed by the Legislature.
Collin County’s strongest support went to Proposition 10, which drew 90.18% approval. The measure authorizes a temporary property tax exemption for homes completely destroyed by fire. Proposition 7 followed with 88.21%, granting property tax exemptions to surviving spouses of veterans who died from service-related conditions. The exemption can transfer to a new home if the spouse has not remarried.
The least-supported measure in the county was Proposition 6, at 56.30%. It bans any future tax on securities transactions such as stock or bond trades.
Turnout locally reached 15.83%, with 117,510 ballots cast out of 742,114 registered voters. Election Day saw slightly more activity — 59,012 ballots — than the 56,982 cast during early voting. Statewide turnout hovered near 15%.
Statewide totals from the Secretary of State show voters favored all 17 amendments, ranging from property tax relief to water infrastructure funding and changes to judicial oversight. Measures included raising school district homestead exemptions, creating the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, barring estate and inheritance taxes, and clarifying that only U.S. citizens may vote in Texas elections.
Several amendments focused on tax relief, including raising the business personal property exemption to $125,000 and increasing exemptions for elderly or disabled homeowners. Others addressed public safety, judicial reform, higher education funding and parental rights.
Together, the amendments represent one of the broader constitutional updates in recent years, touching nearly every corner of state policy as Texas voters continued a long tradition of shaping the Constitution at the ballot box.
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