Texas November 2021 Election

$73.57 million bond measure for transportation improvements: roads, pedestrian and bike areas, etc.

$16.09 million bond measure for parks and recreation improvements: acquiring land, expansions, etc.

Amendment of Section 1.03 of the City Charter (Statement of Goals) to replace the current section with a new statement of goals of city government that is organized by the categories of people, places, environment, economy and public services.

Amendemnt of Section 3.01(c) of the City Charter to establish term limits for council members by providing that a council member elected at the regular election held in Nov 2022 or at any regular eleciton held thereafter shall be ineligible to run for any city council positions, other than mayor, for two years after serving three consecutive terms in office.

Amendment of Section 3.01(c)... to establish term limits for the position of mayor providing that a person elected as mayor at the regular election or any regular election held thereafter shall be ineligible to run again for mayor for a period of two years after serving four consecutive terms.

Amendment of Section 3.09 to require all regular city council meeting agendas to include "Citizen Comment Period" and "Q&A session with press and public" as agenda items.

Amendment of Section 4.01(b) to allow the removal of city manager by a vote of four members of the entire city council instead of five, as currently required.

Amendment of Section 4.01(c)(2) to remove the requirement for city council approval of the city manager's appointment of assistant city managers.

Amendment of Section 4.02 to remove the requirement for city council approval of the city clerk's appointment of assistant city clerks.

Amendment of Section 4.02 to change the residency requirement for the position of city clerk to allow the person appointed to reside either within city limits or within Hays County or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city.

Amendment of Section 4.03(b) to remove the requirement for city council approval of the presiding judge's appointment of a municipal court clerk and assistant clerks.

Amendment of Section 4.03(b) to remove the residency requirement for appointment of the presiding judge.

Amendment of Section 4.04 to remove the requirement for city council approval of the city attorney's appointment of assistant city attorneys.

Amendment of Section 7.01(a) to add a provision stating that no action of the planning and zoning commission shall have any force or effect unless adopted by a vote of five or more members.

Amendment of Section 12.12(a)(4) to require the charter review commission to make a final report of its recommendations and require that the chair or a designated member of the commission present the report to the city council.

This proposition allows voters to decide whether charities for teams sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or Women’s Professional Rodeo Association can hold charitable raffles. These raffles need to be approved through a constitutional amendment to avoid falling foul of Texas’ gambling laws.

Proposition 2 will determine whether counties can authorize bonds or notes to finance development in blighted or underserved areas. The amendment is a shortcut for county funding and could help urban counties going through a population boom.

This proposition will decide if state or local governments can limit religious services. This measure likely stems from COVID-19 mitigation efforts in 2020, when in-person religious services were limited in parts of Texas, such as Harris and Fort Bend counties.

This proposition would update requirements to serve on the Texas Supreme Court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the Texas Appeals Court or as a district judge. It would require 10 years of service as a practicing lawyer or a combined 10 years of service in legal practice and as a judge of a state or county court.

Voters can decide whether the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct, which is responsible for disciplining sitting judges, can extend its powers to candidates for the office of a judge in Texas, allowing the commission to conduct investigations, accept complaints and disqualify candidates not in office.

Proposition 6 asks voters to decide whether residents of facilities such as nursing homes have the right to determine an essential caregiver who can visit without restrictions. This proposition likely stemmed from COVID-19 mitigation measures affecting some care facilities.

This will determine whether surviving spouses of disabled people can receive limitations on the amount of property taxes they pay on their homesteads, provided they were age 55 or older when their partner died.

Proposition 8 allows voters to decide whether surviving spouses of armed service members who died in the line of duty will be exempted from all or part of property taxes on homesteads.