Monday October 21st through November 1st starts early voting for Constitutional Amendments to the Texas Constitution. The members present discussed the amendments and reached the following consensus: Proposition 1 provides a property tax exemption for the home of a widow of a member of the US Armed Services killed in action. YES Proposition 2 eliminates an obsolete and non-operational State Medical Education Board and a State Medical Education Fund. YES Proposition 3 allows a political subdivision to extend the number of days aircraft parts can be in the state without paying taxes. NO. Why pick aircraft parts and not all other parts for other vehicles, such as trucks, cars, trains. Proposition 4 allow the legislature to provide a partial exemption of property taxes of a house for a disabled veteran or his surviving spouse donated by a charitable organization. YES Proposition 5 is to authorize the making of a reverse mortgage for the purchase of homestead property and to amend lender disclosures and requirements in reverse mortgage loans. NO. A surviving spouse may have to pay all the money back or be forced to sell the home. Proposition 6 creates a State Water Implementation Fund for Texas to finance projects to ensure adequate water resources. The group was split on this Proposition. The funds may come out of the State Rainy Day Fund which then provides less funds for disasters like a hurricane. Local projects could be the object of significant graft. Mostly NO. This needs work and controls on how the money is spent and repaid to the fund. Proposition 7 authorizes a home rule municipality to provide in its chart how to replace an elected official vacancy with less than 12 months to an election. YES. Proposition 8 would eliminate a hospital district in Hidalgo County with a cap of $0.10 taxing authority, when the average hospital district in the Texas has a cap of $0.75. NO and call all your friends in Texas to vote NO. Proposition 9 expands the sanctions that may be assessed against a judge or justice during a State Commission on Judicial Conduct formal proceeding. NO because regular citizens do not get expanded sanctions.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 19:37:23 +0000
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