The 17 constitutional amendments which voters approved on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, include changes to everything from the reshaping of government services and obligations to state infrastructure itself. There are changes to public safety, to education, and most notably to property taxes; specifically, there’s a $51 billion drop in property tax burdens to Texans over the next two years, measures which accounted for more than half of the amendments, in all.
Consider Proposition 13, for example. Voter approval means it will increase the homestead tax exemption for all homeowners from $100,000 to $140,000. Then there’s Proposition 11. This measure will now provide an extra $60,000 tax exemption to seniors, and those with disabilities. Two other amendments take into account personal losses. With Proposition 10, it bestows a tax exemption for homeowners who lost their house to a fire. Another tax exemption applies to widows of veterans who died as a result of service, under Proposition 7.
Tax exemptions will also drop in Texas for landlords and business owners, under the provisions of Proposition 9. And for all the Texans living along the U.S./Mexico border, Proposition 17 is directed at them. Passage of that constitutional amendment provides a property tax break for any building projects which relate to border security on their land.
But beyond those exemptions, judges will now be able to deny more people bail under Proposition 3, as well.
As Texas Public Radio reports, experts are still divided on whether it will help prevent crime. Judges can now deny bail to people accused of certain violent and sexual crimes. But only if a prosecutor proves the person is a public safety or flight risk. The measure came from concerns that people let out on bail were reoffending with more serious crimes. Ken Good with the Professional Bondsmen of Texas supports the amendment. “When someone is getting out of jail on capital murder in Houston and then committing another murder, that undermines the credibility of the criminal justice system.” But opponents say those cases represent the minority of people released on bail. And that more people in jail will stress taxpayer funds.
