Judge Shepard, policy analyst for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, says most of them deal with taxes … specifically property tax reform or relief.
"I specialize in local government property taxes and private property rights. So, my eyes have really kind of been, kind of homed in on a lot of those property tax ones."
Proposition 2 would prohibit the tax on realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust, and Proposition 8 would prohibit a death tax.
"It closes the last loophole if someone were to try to put forward, a tax on inheritance or transfer to state a legacy succession or gift."
Another proposition would ensure that parents are the primary decision-makers for their children.
"Any sort of down-the-road type litigation where that issue came up, and I'm not trying to pick on school districts or anything, but I'm just going to use them as an example (if) an issue were to come up with what happened. Who has the primary decision-making for a child? This being in the constitution, any sort of lawsuit or court, they would point directly to that and say, 'This is ironclad, and you have no case here.'"
Proposition 16 would clarify that a voter must be a U.S. citizen.
The most compelling is arguably Proposition 3, which would establish the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and allocate $3 billion from state general revenue to fund it.
The initiative aims to advance research and treatment for dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and related disorders, modeling itself after the successful Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
Given that care for Alzheimer’s patients on Medicaid alone costs the state about $4 billion annually, this forward-thinking investment could yield long-term savings and medical breakthroughs, earning broad bipartisan support during the legislative session.
An increasing state population is putting a strain on water resources, and Proposition 4 would allow for sales tax income to support water infrastructure projects.
Another proposition deals with tax relief for those located in a county that borders Mexico related to the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and improvements.
