Election Day 2015: Winners and Losers

While there isn’t a statewide governor’s race or presidential election this year, there are several local and statewide propositions on the ballot this in this year’s election.

Voters in Lago Vista and Jonestown will select a new mayor and City Council members. Residents in Cedar Park and Pflugerville will vote on bond proposals today. The following propositions for Texas constitutional amendments will be on the ballot as well:

Proposition 1: Increasing the homestead exemption tax from $15,000 to $25,000.

Passed, 86 percent in favor.

Proposition 2: The proposition exempts the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran from property taxation. Veterans who died before 2011 will not qualify. The proposition would apply to taxes imposed beginning or after January 1, 2016.

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Passed, 91 percent.

Proposition 3: This proposition includes repeal of the requirement that state leaders, including the comptroller of public account, attorney general, and commissioner of the General Land Office from living in Austin. Currently, the statewide elected officials are required to live in the state capital for the duration of their term.

Passed, 66 percent.

Proposition 4: This amendment will allow professional sports team charitable foundations to legally conduct charity raffles.

Passed, 69 percent.

Proposition 5: This amendment would increase the maximum population of a county that is allowed to build and maintain private roads from 5,000 to 7,500.

Passed, 82 percent.

Proposition 6: This amendment recognizes the right to fish, hunt and harvest wildlife. This amendment would add laws and regulations intended to conserve and manage wildlife, as well as preserving the future of fishing and hunting in the Bill of Rights of the Texas Constitution.

Passed, 81 percent.

Proposition 7: This amendment will ensure that a portion of revenue from state sales tax and motor vehicle tax will go to the State Highway Fund. Funds would then be used to maintain, construct or acquire rights-of-way for public roadways, excluding toll roads. This would also serve as a way to repay transportation-related debt. Because of numerous traffic accidents in the Austin area that have been attributed to roadways that need improvements, this proposition is especially important to local Austinites.

Passed, 83 percent.