Bandera County voters approved all 17 Texas constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot, according to unofficial results released Tuesday night. A total of 3,201 ballots were cast, representing about 16.5 percent of registered voters.
Proposition 1 creates a permanent fund to support Texas State Technical College campuses and training equipment. Bandera County voters approved it 2,089 to 1,064.
Proposition 2 prohibits the state from imposing taxes on capital gains or on business trusts. It passed locally 2,673 to 496.
Proposition 3 allows judges to deny bail to people accused of certain violent felony offenses. Bandera County voters supported it 2,473 to 678.
Proposition 4 directs a portion of state sales tax revenue into the Texas Water Fund for water infrastructure repairs, drought preparedness and new water supply projects. It was approved 2,136 to 1,000.
Proposition 5 extends property tax exemptions to animal feed held for retail sale. The local vote was 2,492 to 623.
Proposition 6 prohibits the state from creating new taxes on securities trades and those working in the financial sector. Bandera County approved it 2,221 to 865.
Proposition 7 authorizes a full property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a veteran who died from a service-related condition, provided the spouse has not remarried. Local voters backed it 2,842 to 308.
Proposition 8 bans any future estate or inheritance taxes in Texas. Bandera County supported it 2,846 to 321.
Proposition 9 exempts up to $125,000 of business equipment or inventory from property taxation. The vote was 2,563 to 561.
Proposition 10 allows temporary property tax relief for homeowners whose residences are destroyed by fire. Bandera voters approved it 2,932 to 218.
Proposition 11 increases the school district homestead exemption for elderly and disabled homeowners. It passed locally 2,772 to 380.
Proposition 12 changes the membership and authority of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. It was approved in Bandera County 2,495 to 608.
Proposition 13 increases the statewide school property tax homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000. Local voters supported it 2,879 to 287.
Proposition 14 establishes and funds the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to support research into dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and related conditions. Bandera voters approved it 1,890 to 1,243.
Proposition 15 adds language to the state constitution affirming that parents are the primary decision-makers for their children. The vote was 2,703 to 455.
Proposition 16 clarifies that only U.S. citizens may vote in Texas elections. Local voters supported it 2,839 to 328.
Proposition 17 allows a property tax exemption for landowners on the Texas-Mexico border where border security infrastructure is installed. The vote in Bandera County was 2,544 to 564.
In local races, three Bandera City Council at-large seats were decided. Debbie Breen led with 167 votes, followed by Tammy Ott Morrow with 153 and DeAnna McCabe with 148.
Other candidates were Brett Hicks with 89 votes, Tony Battle with 84, John Teich Jr. with 52 and Cindy Coffey with 34.
In the Bandera ISD trustee elections, Debra Killian Martinez led the contested Place 7 race with 760 votes, followed by Rich McCarthy with 690 and Crystal Black with 377.
Two incumbents ran unopposed. Heidi Battle received 1,700 votes for Place 6 and Brittany Hicks received 1,823 votes for Place 5.
Results remain unofficial until canvassed by the Bandera County Commissioners Court.
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