1. Texas State Technical College funding (SJR 59) – Creates permanent funds to support infrastructure and workforce education programs at Texas State Technical College.
2. Capital gains tax ban (SJR 18) – Prohibits the state from imposing taxes on realized or unrealized capital gains for individuals, estates, or trusts.
3. Bail reform (SJR 5) – Requires judges to deny bail for certain serious felony offenses if the state shows it’s necessary to prevent flight or protect public safety.
4. Water infrastructure funding (HJR 7) – Dedicates part of state sales tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund for upgrading and protecting water systems.
5. Tax exemption on animal feed (HJR 99) – Expands property tax exemptions to include retail inventory of animal feed.
6. Securities tax ban (HJR 4) – Bans occupation or transaction taxes on securities sales and on certain securities industry participants.
7. Tax exemption for veterans’ spouses (HJR 133) – Allows property tax exemptions for surviving spouses of veterans who died from service-related conditions.
8. Inheritance tax ban (HJR 2) – Permanently prohibits a state inheritance or estate tax.
9. Inventory and equipment tax exemption (HJR 1) – Exempts up to $125,000 of a business’s inventory or equipment from local property taxes.
10. Tax exemption for homes destroyed by fire (SJR 84) – Enables temporary property tax relief for homes uninhabitable after being destroyed by fire.
11. School tax exemption for elderly or disabled homeowners (SJR 85) – Increases the school district property tax exemption for elderly or disabled homeowners to $60,000.
12. Changing the State Judicial Conduct Commission (SJR 27) – Restructures the commission’s membership, increasing citizen representation and modifying how judicial discipline is administered.
13. Increased school tax exemption for homeowners (SJR 2) – Raises the statewide school property tax exemption for all homeowners from $100,000 to $140,000.
14. Funding for dementia research and prevention (SJR 3) – Allocates $3 billion to create a state institute for dementia and related brain disease research and prevention.
15. Codifying parental rights (SJR 34) – Adds parental rights as primary decision-makers for their children into the state constitution.
16. Clarifying citizenship requirement for voters (SJR 37) – Explicitly states that only U.S. citizens can vote in Texas elections.
17. Property tax exemption for border security infrastructure (HJR 34) – Prevents property tax increases on border county land due to border security improvements.
