The 10 non-binding propositions that appeared on the Texas Republican Party’s primary ballot are used to gauge voters’ support for the issues presented. The results will guide the party’s legislative priorities for 2027, which will be decided during the Republican Party of Texas convention in June 2026. The measures were approved by members of the State Republican Executive Committee during their September 6 meeting by a vote of 59-3, with two abstentions.
Below are the propositions and how they fared with voters:
Proposition 1 - Texas property taxes should be assessed at the purchase price and phased out entirely over the next six years through spending reductions.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 6,841 (89.55%) Yes 1,869,381 (87.98%)
No 798 (10.45%) No 255,471 (12.02%)
Proposition 2 - Texas should require any local government budget that raises property taxes to be approved by voters at a November general election.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 7,332 (94.63%) Yes 2,022,664 (93.72%)
No 416 (5.37%) No 135,476 (6.28%)
Proposition 3 - Texas should prohibit denial of healthcare or any medical service based solely on the patient’s vaccination status.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 5,616 (72.94%) Yes 1,571,776 (73.2%)
No 2,084 (27.06%) No 575,531 (26.8%)
Proposition 4 - Texas should require its public schools to teach that life begins at fertilization.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 6,611 (86.06%) Yes 1,814,387 (84.76%)
No 1,071 (13.94%) No 326,263 (15.24%)
Proposition 5 - Texas should ban gender, sexuality, and reproductive clinics and services in K-12
schools.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 7,044 (91.13%) Yes 1,951,370 (90.56%)
No 686 (8.87%) No 203,455 (9.44%)
Proposition 6 - Texas should enact term limits on all elected officials.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 7,103 (92.12%) Yes 1,959,673 (91.09%)
No 608 (7.88%) No 191,789 (8.91%)
Proposition 7 - Texas should ban the large-scale export or sale of our groundwater and surface water to any single private or public entity.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 7,093 (93.54%) Yes 1,975,511 (93.15%)
No 490 (6.46%) No 145,308 (6.85%)
Proposition 8 - The Texas Legislature should reduce the burden of illegal immigration on taxpayers by ending public services for illegal aliens.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 7,355 (94.82%) Yes 1,995,740 (92.6%)
No 402 (5.18%) No 159,461 (7.4%)
Proposition 9 - The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature should stop awarding leadership positions, including committee and subcommittee chairmanships and vice chairmanships, to Democrats.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 6,214 (82.28%) Yes 1,668,963 (78.91%)
No 1,338 (17.72%) No 445,935 (21.09%)
Proposition 10 - Texas should prohibit Sharia Law.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 7,077 (95.33%) Yes 1,987,531 (94.76%)
No 347 (4.67%) No 109,946 (5.24%)
