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Election Day 2021: Results for Texas propositions and Houston-area races

Nov. 2 is Election Day across Texas. There are several races we're following, including state propositions.

HOUSTON — Tuesday was Election Day across Texas and the Houston area. Several races are on the ballot, including statewide proposed amendments, school board votes and The Woodlands Township Props.  Below you'll find results for those races. 

Statewide proposed amendments 

Proposition No. 1: The constitutional amendment authorizing the professional sports team charitable foundations of organizations sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association to conduct charitable raffles at rodeo venues.

Proposition No. 2: The constitutional amendment authorizing a county to finance the development or redevelopment of transportation or infrastructure in unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas in the county

Proposition No. 3: The constitutional amendment to prohibit this state or a political subdivision of this state from prohibiting or limiting religious services of religious organizations.

Proposition No. 4: The constitutional amendment changing the eligibility requirements for a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, and a district judge.

Proposition No. 5: The constitutional amendment providing additional powers to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct with respect to candidates for judicial office.

Proposition No. 6: The constitutional amendment establishing a right for residents of certain facilities to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.

Proposition No. 7: The constitutional amendment to allow the surviving spouse of a person who is disabled to receive a limitation on the school district ad valorem taxes on the spouse’s residence homestead if the spouse is 55 years of age or older at the time of the person’s death.

Proposition No. 8: The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.

You can read more about the state amendments here.

The Woodlands Township Propositions

RESULTS: Between Montgomery County and Harris County, Prop A had 14,751 against and 7,486 for.  Prop B had 15,625 against and 7,564 for. That's with all precincts reported in Montgomery County and 700 of 704 voting centers in Harris County reporting.

The Woodlands Township Proposition A

Authorizing the Type-A City Incorporation of The Woodlands Township District and the adoption of an initial property tax rate of not more than $0.2231 per one hundred dollars ($100) valuation of taxable property

The Woodlands Township Proposition B

Upon incorporation of The Woodlands Township District into Type-A General Law City to be called The City of The Woodlands, the transfer of the rights, powers, privileges, duties, purposes, functions, responsibilities, the authority to issue bonds, and the authority to impose taxes from The Woodlands Township District to The City of The Woodlands

County-by-county results

Below is from the HarrisVotes.com website

Below is from the Fort Bend County elections website.

 


   

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