Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs Voter Guide

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<div>Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.574017 per $100 valuation in the City of Austin for the current year, a rate that is $0.05 higher per $100 valuation than the voter-approval tax rate of the City of Austin, for the purpose of funding or expanding programs intended to increase housing affordability and reduce homelessness; improve parks and recreation facilities and services; enhance public health services and public safety; ensure financial stability; and provide for other general fund maintenance and operation expenditures included in the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget as approved or amended by City Council. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in the City of Austin was $0.4776 per $100 valuation.</div>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the permanent technical institution infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from enacting a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to prohibit the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission's recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.</span>

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<div>Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.05 per $100 valuation in North Hays County Emergency Services District No. 1 for the current year, a rate that is $0.015565 higher per $100 valuation than the voter-approval tax rate of North Hays County Emergency Services District No. 1, for the purpose of maintenance, operation, and funding of District projects. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in North Hays County Emergency Services District No. 1 was $0.031070 per $100 valuation.</div>