Quick Guide to the 14 Constitutional Amendments 2023
On November 7, or before the Election Date during early voting, Texas' registered voters will be asked to approve 14 amendments to the Texas Constitution. If the past offers any guidance to the future, few Texans will vote, and most amendments will be approved. In the 7 special elections to approve constitutional amendments since 2011, voter turnout averages 8.56 percent of registered voters. In those same special elections, Texas voters considered 53 proposed amendments and approved 49 of them (92.45 percent). Please consider each amendment and vote early or on election day. Below are my considerations and recommendations. TEXAS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Constitutional Amendment Election (November 7, 2023 ) Proposition 1 Proposition 1 creates a new right for people to engage in generally accepted farm, ranch, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management practices on land they own or lease. This changes the ability of the state and loc...