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Texas voters approve all 8 proposed constitutional amendments
All eight of the Texas constitutional amendments up for a vote on election day were approved. That includes a ban on limiting religious services and allowing residents at nursing homes to designate an essential caregiver who cannot be denied in-person visitation.
DALLAS - There were eight constitutional amendments up for a vote in Texas Tuesday and all of them were approved.
Pop 3 bans the state or county from limiting religious services. It was drafted in response to pandemic lockdown rules.
Another pandemic inspired law up for vote was Prop 6. It allows residents at certain facilities to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation who couldn't be turned away. It passed overwhelmingly.
All the other props passed too, including Prop 1 that allows charity raffles at the rodeo.
Prop 2 allows a county to finance road improvements.
Props 4 and 5 regarding judicial candidates both passed with about 60% in favor.
Props 7 and 8 allow additional homestead exemptions for the surviving spouse of a disabled person or military member who passes.
Locally in Tarrant County, voters approved of one of two bond issues.
Proposition A was overwhelmingly approved. It will provide $400 million for new roads and to fix older ones. It will not increase the county's tax rate but with higher property values, bills may still go up.
Proposition B was defeated. It would have provided $116 million for a new office building for the district attorney. The county said the DA's office has outgrown its office space.
It was also a mixed vote of confidence for the Fort Worth Independent School District after three of four bond issues lost.
Only Proposition A, the largest one, passed. And with an unofficial lead of 42 votes out of nearly 25,000 that were cast, it will provide $1.2 billion for construction and renovation of school buildings in the district. That includes upgrades to middle schools and the construction of a new elementary school.
But voters rejected smaller bonds for fine arts facilities, sports stadiums and other recreational facilities.
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