PUBLIC NOTICE Brief Explanatory Statements of Proposed Constitutional Amendments Special Election, November 4, 2025 Proposition Number 1 appear on the ballot as follows: alleged offense; the safety of the securities transaction conducted (SJR 59) “The constitutional amendment community, law enforcement, by a registered securities market SJR 59 proposes a constitutional prohibiting the imposition of a and the victim of the alleged operator. The proposed amendment amendment to establish two tax on the realized or unrealized offense; and the criminal history would not prohibit the imposition special funds in the state treasury capital gains of an individual, of the person. A person is entitled of a general business tax measured to provide a dedicated source of family, estate, or trust.” to be represented by counsel at a by business activity, a tax on the funding for capital projects and hearing described by the proposed production of minerals, a tax equipment purchases related to Proposition Number 3 amendment. on insurance premiums, a sales educational programs offered by (SJR 5) and use tax on tangible personal the Texas State Technical College SJR 5 proposes a constitutional The proposed amendment will property or services, or a fee (TSTC) System. The proposed amendment to require the denial appear on the ballot as follows: based on the cost of processing or amendment requires the Texas of bail pending trial for persons “The constitutional amendment creating documents. The proposed Comptroller of Public Accounts accused of certain criminal requiring the denial of bail amendment would also not prohibit to manage the funds, including offenses. The proposed amendment under certain circumstances a change in the rate of a tax in managing any investment would apply only to a person to persons accused of certain existence on January 1, 2026. activities related to the funds and accused of committing one or more offenses punishable as a felony.” making the funds available for of the following offenses: murder; The proposed amendment will use by the TSTC System. The capital murder; aggravated assault Proposition Number 4 appear on the ballot as follows: proposed amendment authorizes if the person caused serious bodily (HJR 7) “The constitutional amendment the TSTC System Board of injury to another, as defined by HJR 7 proposes a constitutional prohibiting the legislature from Regents to use amounts distributed law, or the person used a firearm, amendment to dedicate a portion enacting a law imposing an by the Comptroller to the available club, knife, or explosive weapon, of the revenue derived from state occupation tax on certain entities fund to acquire land, construct as those terms are defined by law, sales and use taxes to the Texas that enter into transactions and equip buildings and other during the commission of the water fund and to provide for the conveying securities or imposing permanent improvements, make assault; aggravated kidnapping; allocation and use of that revenue. a tax on certain securities major repairs and rehabilitations aggravated robbery; aggravated The proposed amendment would transactions.” of buildings or other permanent sexual assault; indecency with a authorize the legislature to allocate improvements, acquire capital child; trafficking of persons; or and transfer funds to accounts Proposition Number 7 equipment, acquire library books continuous trafficking of persons. administered by the Texas Water (HJR 133) and materials, make payment of Under the proposed amendment, Development Board. The proposed HJR 133 proposes a constitutional the principal and interest due on a person accused of one or more amendment also allows the amendment to allow the legislature any bonds or notes used to finance of these offenses must be denied legislature to suspend allocations to give surviving spouses of permanent improvements, or for bail pending trial if the attorney of funds to these accounts during United States armed services any other purpose authorized representing the state demonstrates a state of disaster declared veterans a property tax exemption by law. Under the proposed by a preponderance of the under Chapter 418 of the Texas on their residence homestead. amendment, the TSTC System evidence that the granting of bail is Government Code. The proposed amendment would could not use the appropriated insufficient to reasonably prevent exempt all or part of the property funds to construct, equip, repair, the person’s willful nonappearance The proposed amendment will tax on the spouse’s residence or rehabilitate buildings or other in court; or the attorney representing appear on the ballot as follows: homestead if the veteran died from permanent improvements that the state demonstrates by clear “The constitutional amendment a condition or disease presumed are to be used for intercollegiate and convincing evidence that the to dedicate a portion of the under federal law to be service- athletics or auxiliary enterprises. granting of bail is insufficient to revenue derived from state related. The exemption would reasonably ensure the safety of the sales and use taxes to the Texas apply only to a surviving spouse The proposed amendment will community, law enforcement, and water fund and to provide for who has not remarried since the appear on the ballot as follows: the victim of the alleged offense. the allocation and use of that veteran’s death. “The constitutional amendment A judge or magistrate who grants revenue.” The proposed amendment will providing for the creation of the bail to a person accused of one or appear on the ballot as follows: permanent technical institution more of these offenses under the Proposition Number 5 “The constitutional amendment infrastructure fund and the proposed amendment must set bail (HJR 99) authorizing the legislature to available workforce education and impose conditions of release HJR 99 proposes a constitutional provide for an exemption from fund to support the capital needs necessary only to reasonably amendment to allow the legislature ad valorem taxation of all or of educational programs offered prevent the person’s willful to exempt animal feed held by part of the market value of the by the Texas State Technical nonappearance in court and ensure the owner for retail sale from ad residence homestead of the College System.” the safety of the community, law valorem taxation. The proposed surviving spouse of a veteran who enforcement, and the victim of amendment would authorize the died as a result of a condition or Proposition Number 2 the alleged offense. The judge or legislature to provide additional disease that is presumed under (SJR 18) magistrate must also prepare a eligibility requirements for the federal law to have been service- SJR 18 proposes a constitutional written order that includes findings exemption. connected.” amendment to prohibit the of fact and a statement explaining legislature from imposing a tax on the justification for the grant of bail. The proposed amendment will Proposition Number 8 the realized or unrealized capital The proposed amendment specifies appear on the ballot as follows: (HJR 2) gains of an individual, family, that it may not be construed to limit “The constitutional amendment HJR 2 proposes a constitutional estate, or trust. This prohibition any right a person has under other authorizing the legislature to amendment to prohibit the would include a tax on the sale law to contest a denial of bail or to exempt from ad valorem taxation legislature from imposing a state or transfer of a capital asset that contest the amount of bail set by a tangible personal property tax on a deceased individual’s is payable by an individual, judge or magistrate or to require consisting of animal feed held estate because of the individual’s family, estate, or trust selling or any testimonial evidence before a by the owner of the property for death, including an estate, transferring the asset. The proposed judge or magistrate makes a bail sale at retail.” inheritance, or death tax. The amendment would not prohibit the decision with respect to a person proposed amendment would imposition or change in the rate to whom the amendment applies. A Proposition Number 6 prohibit the legislature from of an ad valorem tax on property; judge or magistrate who determines (HJR 4) imposing a state tax on the a sales tax on the sale of goods whether a preponderance of the HJR 4 proposes a constitutional transfer of an estate, inheritance, or services; or a use tax on the evidence or clear and convincing storage, use, or other consumption evidence exists under the proposed amendment to prohibit the legacy, succession, or gift from an legislature from enacting a law individual, family, estate, or trust, in this state of goods or services. amendment shall consider the that imposes an occupation including generation-skipping likelihood of the person’s willful tax on a registered securities transfers, if the tax was not in effect The proposed amendment will nonappearance in court; the nature and circumstances of the market operator or a tax on a (CONTINUED)