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.
Trinity County/Statewide
Yes 2,858/1,869,381
No 284/255,471
Proposition 2 - Texas should require any local government budget that raises property taxes to be approved by voters at a November general election.
Trinity County/Statewide
Yes 3,095/2,022,664
No 165/135,476
Proposition 3 - Texas should prohibit denial of healthcare or any medical service based solely on the patient’s vaccination status.
Trinity County/Statewide
Yes 2,270/1,571,776
No 945/575,531
Proposition 4 - Texas should require its public schools to teach that life begins at fertilization.
Trinity County/Statewide
Yes 2,770/1,814,387
No 440/326,263
Proposition 5 - Texas should ban gender, sexuality, and reproductive clinics and services in K-12
schools.
Trinity County/Statewide
Yes 3,011/1,951,370
No 227/203,455
Proposition 6 - Texas should enact term limits on all elected officials.
Trinity County/Statewide
Yes 2,960/1,959,673
No 264/191,789
Proposition 7 - Texas should ban the large-scale export or sale of our groundwater and surface water to any single private or public entity.
Trinity County/Statewide
Yes 2,948/1,975,51
No 223/145,308
Proposition 8 - The Texas Legislature should reduce the burden of illegal immigration on taxpayers by ending public services for illegal aliens.
Trinity County/Statewide
Yes 3,088/1,995,740
No 147/159,461
Proposition 9 - The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature should stop awarding leadership positions, including committee and subcommittee chairmanships and vice chairmanships, to Democrats.
Trinity County/Statewide
Yes 2,987/1,668,963
No 543/445,935
Proposition 10 - Texas should prohibit Sharia Law.
Trinity County/Statewide
Yes 2,923/1,987,531
No 142/109,946
