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Texas Voters Approve Constitutional Amendments

Texas voters accepted eight proposed amendments to the state’s constitution on Tuesday night, adopting each item by margins of more than 10 points.

According to unofficial election results from Tuesday night, voters in Texas adopted Texas Propositions 1-8 by hefty margins. The items has all been placed on the ballot after initially being proposed by the Texas Legislature.

The most supported item from the state ballot on Tuesday night was Proposition 6, which established a right for residents of certain healthcare facilities to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitations. Proposition 6 passed with the support of 88 percent of Texas voters.

Meanwhile, Proposition 4 passed with less support than the other items on the ballot, winning the support of 59 percent of Texas voters. That item put in place stricter eligibility requirements for those running for statewide judicial offices in Texas.

Full election results for all of the items can be seen here:

Proposition 1: Allowing rodeos and professional sports teams at rodeo venues to conduct raffles. 84-16 percent in favor.

Proposition 2: Allowing counties to issue bond debt for infrastructure and transportation projects in “unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas” of the counties. 63-37 percent in favor.

Proposition 3: Prohibiting state and local governments from enacting rules that prohibit or limit religious services by religious organizations. 62-38 percent in favor.

Proposition 4: Changing eligibility requirements for state judicial candidates. 59-41 percent in favor.

Proposition 5: Providing additional powers to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to investigate reports and complaints against candidates for judicial office. 59-41 percent in favor.

Proposition 6: Establishing a right for residents of nursing, assisted living, and residential healthcare facilities to designate an essential caregiver who may not be denied in-person visitation. 88-12 percent in favor.

Proposition 7: Extending the homestead exemption tax limit for disabled individuals to surviving spouses who are 55 years or older and who reside at the home. 87-13 percent in favor.

Proposition 8: Expanding the homestead tax exemption to include surviving spouses of service members who are fatally injured or killed in the line of duty. 88-12 percent in favor.

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