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As of March 22, 2025, zero statewide ballot measures were certified to appear on the ballot in Texas in 2025.

Potential ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description
LRCA	Increase Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Taxes and Property	Increases the property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000
LRCA	Denial of Bail for Felony Offenses Committed by Noncitizens Without Lawful Immigration Status Amendment	Civil and criminal trials	Denies bail for felony offenses committed by illegal aliens as defined in the amendment
LRCA	Denial of Bail for Certain Violent or Sexual Offenses or Human Trafficking Amendment	Civil and criminal trials	Denies bail to individuals accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or human trafficking
LRCA	Establish Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Amendment	Healthcare	Establish the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas with $3 billion from the general fund
LRCA	Prohibit Capital Gains Tax on Individuals, Estates, and Trusts Amendment	Taxes	Prohibit a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust
LRCA	Parental Rights Amendment	Marriage and family and Constitutional rights	Provides in the state constitution that parents have the "inherent right to exercise care, custody, and cntrol of the parent's child and to make decisions for the upbringing of the parent's child" and prohibits the state from interfering with these rights without a compelling government interest

Getting measures on the ballot

Citizens

In Texas, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. Voters rejected a constitutional amendment to provide for the initiative and referendum process in 1914. As of 2025, the state allowed charter cities to have an initiative process for local ballot measures.

Legislature

The Texas State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments, to the ballot in odd-numbered years and even-numbered years. However, as the legislature convenes regular sessions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, most amendments have been referred to ballots in odd-numbered years. Between 1995 and 2023, 189 of 193 (97.9%) statewide ballot measures appeared on odd-numbered year ballots.

Texas is one of 16 states that requires a two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 100 votes in the Texas House of Representatives and 21 votes in the Texas Senate, assuming no vacancies.

2025 proposals

As of March 17, 264 constitutional amendments were filed in the Texas State Legislature for the 2025 ballot.

• Democrats filed 104 (39.4%) of the constitutional amendments.

• Republicans filed 160 (60.6%) of the constitutional amendments.

• In the state Senate, 75 (28.4%) of the constitutional amendments were filed.

• In the state House, 189 (71.6%) of the constitutional amendments were filed.

Context of 2024 elections

See also: Texas elections, 2024

In 2025, Republicans controlled both chambers of the state legislature, as well as the governor's office, making Texas a Republican trifecta. At the general election on November 5, 2024, Republicans retained control of the House and Senate, increased their 88-62 majority in the House, and gained one seat in the Senate. The new majority in the Senate following the election was 20-11. Changes in the state have impacted the prospects of constitutional amendments making the ballot. Republicans held 21 seats in the state Senate in 2018, which was enough to pass a constitutional amendment without support from Democrats. In 2024, Republicans held 20 seats, meaning at least one Democrat was needed to pass a constitutional amendment in the state Senate.

Historical facts

See also: List of Texas ballot measures

In Texas, a total of 295 ballot measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1985 and 2023. Two hundred sixty-one (261) ballot measures were approved, and 34 ballot measures were defeated.

Texas statewide ballot measures, 1985-2023
Total number	Annual average	Annual minimum	Annual maximum	Approved		Defeated
				#	%	#	%
295	6.66	0	25	261	88.47%	34	11.53%

Texas ballot measures in odd-numbered years

Between 1995 and 2023, Texans decided on 189 statewide ballot measures appearing on odd-numbered year ballots. Voters approved 173 measures and defeated 16.