The Texas Democratic Executive Committee approved the following 13 ballot propositions. This is an opinion poll of Democratic voters and not a policy referendum. Voters are not voting to make a law but merely saying yes, they agree, or no, they do not agree, with the statement.
Below are the propositions and how they fared with voters:
Proposition 1 - Texas should expand Medicaid and ensure access to affordable healthcare for all.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 771/2,209,703
No 24/58,915
Proposition 2 - Texans should support humane and dignified immigration policies and pathways to citizenship.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 751/2,195,523
No 39/69,854
Proposition 3 - Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including reproductive rights.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 770/2,193,998
No 26/77,034
Proposition 4 - Texas should address the state’s housing crisis in affordability and access in both urban and rural communities.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 762/2,188,215
No 27/67,158
Proposition 5 - Texas should fund all public schools at the same per-pupil rate as the national average.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 763/2,138,861
No 26/102,783
Proposition 6 - Secure online voter registration should be accessible to all eligible Texas residents.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 746/2,144,392
No 48/112,330
Proposition 7 - Texas should have a clean and healthy environment that includes water, air, and biodiversity. Texas must preserve the state’s natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 792/2,255,388
No 4/15,907
Proposition 8 - Texas should legalize cannabis for adults and automatically expunge criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 599/1,785,836
No 181/442,865
Proposition 9 - Texas should raise salaries to at least the national average and should provide a cost-of-living increase based on the national Consumer Price Index every two years to current/retired school and state employees.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 740/2,154,859
No 49/96,451
Proposition 10 - Texas should ban racially motivated redistricting, ban mid-decade redistricting, and create a non-partisan redistricting board to redraw lines every 10 years.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 723/2,140,641
No 54/94,647
Proposition 11 - The Working Class should be eligible for greater federal income tax relief and have their tax burden fairly shifted onto the wealthiest.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 742/2,133,411
No 38/107,016
Proposition 12 - Texas should expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities so residents can get to their workplaces, schools, and healthcare.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 745/2,150,067
No 38/96,947
Proposition 13 - Texas should prevent individuals with a history of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms by implementing “red flag” laws.
San Jacinto County/Statewide
Yes 743/2,195,003
No 39/68,150
