Early voting begins Feb. 17 for the March 3 Republican and Democratic Primaries. In addition to voting on national, statewide and local races – from U.S. senator all the way down to county chair – those casting ballots will also have propositions on which to vote.
There are 10 propositions that will appear on the Texas Republican Party’s primary ballot and 13 propositions that will appear on the Texas Democratic Party’s primary ballot.
The 10 non-binding ballot propositions 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.
Proposition 1 — Texas property taxes should be assessed at the purchase price and phased out entirely over the next six years through spending reductions.
Proposition 2 — Texas should require any local government budget that raises property taxes to be approved by voters at a November general election.
Proposition 3 — Texas should prohibit denial of healthcare or any medical service based solely on the patient’s vaccination status.
Proposition 4 — Texas should require its public schools to teach that life begins at fertilization.
Proposition 5 — Texas should ban gender, sexuality, and reproductive clinics and services in K-12 schools.
Proposition 6 — Texas should enact term limits on all elected officials.
Proposition 7 — Texas should ban the large-scale export or sale of our groundwater and surface water to any single private or public entity.
Proposition 8 — The Texas Legislature should reduce the burden of illegal immigration on taxpayers by ending public services for illegal aliens.
Proposition 9 — The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature should stop awarding leadership positions, including committee and subcommittee chairmanships and vice chairmanships, to Democrats.
Proposition 10 — Texas should prohibit Sharia Law.
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.
Proposition 1 — Texas should expand Medicaid and ensure access to affordable healthcare for all.
Proposition 2 — Texans should support humane and dignified immigration policies and pathways to citizenship.
Proposition 3 — Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including reproductive rights.
Proposition 4 — Texas should address the state’s housing crisis in affordability and access in both urban and rural communities.
Proposition 5 — Texas should fund all public schools at the same per-pupil rate as the national average.
Proposition 6 — Secure online voter registration should be accessible to all eligible Texas residents.
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.
Proposition 8 — Texas should legalize cannabis for adults and automatically expunge criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses.
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.
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.
Proposition 11 — The Working Class should be eligible for greater federal income tax relief and have their tax burden fairly shifted onto the wealthiest.
Proposition 12 — Texas should expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities so residents can get to their workplaces, schools, and healthcare.
Proposition 13 — Texas should prevent individuals with a history of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms by implementing “red flag” laws.
