CURRENT ELECTION:

2025 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT & LOCAL ELECTIONS

Critical decisions will be made by voters this election all across Travis County. See below for everything you need to know. Please note that all local races up to the county level are considered non-partisan and candidates will not be listed by party. TCRP may or may not decide to endorse in all races or on all referenda.

• Early voting Oct. 20-31, 2025 | Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

• Deadline to register to vote (if not already registered in the county): Oct. 6

• Absentee/mail-in ballots must be requested. Download form

• Sample Ballot. Every voter in Travis County will have a ballot this election, but will differ by location

• Endorsements (see below)

WHAT’S ON THE BALLOT? Texas Constitutional Amendments + many local races. Generate your custom ballot

WHERE DO I VOTE? Vote at any available Travis County voting location.

MAIL-IN BALLOT: More details, and info on special needs and overseas voting.

BALLOT SECURITY: Voter ID requirements | Tips to avoid election fraud | Report suspected voter fraud

MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS/DISCUSS: Join the unofficial Travis County Republicans Facebook Group.

ENDORSEMENTS

• Anna Yelaun, for Leander City Council Place 3 (open seat)

• Shane Saum, for Mayor of Lago Vista

• Jess Hall Jr., for Lago Vista City Council Place 1

• Rob Durbin, for Lago Vista City Council Place 3 (incumbent)

• Jerrell Roque, for Lago VIsta ISD Board of Trustees Place 2 (incumbent)

• Pat McCord, for Mayor of Pflugerville

• Sam Aly, for Pflugerville City Council Place 1 (write-in)

• Vote AGAINST Proposition Q tax hike, City of Austin

• Vote AGAINST Propositions 1, 4, and 14, State of Texas (see below)

TEXAS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSITIONS

Proposition 1: "Providing for the creation of the permanent technical institution infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System." VOTE AGAINST

Proposition 2: "Prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust." VOTE FOR

Proposition 3: "Requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony." VOTE FOR

Proposition 4: "To dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue." VOTE AGAINST

Proposition 5: "Authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail." VOTE FOR

Proposition 6: "Prohibiting the legislature from enacting a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions." VOTE FOR

Proposition 7: "Authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected." VOTE FOR

Proposition 8: "To prohibit the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift." VOTE FOR

Proposition 9: "Authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income." VOTE FOR

Proposition 10: "Authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire." VOTE FOR

Proposition 11: "Authorize the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled." VOTE FOR

Proposition 12: "Regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission's recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct." VOTE FOR

Proposition 13: "To increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000." VOTE FOR

Proposition 14: "Establishing of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue." VOTE AGAINST

Proposition 15: "Affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children." VOTE FOR

Proposition 16: "Clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen." VOTE FOR

Proposition 17: "Authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements." VOTE FOR

QUICKSHOT GUIDE:
1 N, 2 Y, 3 Y, 4 N, 5 Y, 6 Y, 7 Y, 8 Y, 9 Y, 10 Y, 11 Y, 12 Y, 13 Y, 14 N, 15 Y, 16 Y, 17 Y