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Gillespie voters pass all 17 Constitutional Amendments
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Ken EstenonNovember 5, 2025
Gillespie voters pass all 17 Constitutional Amendments

Gillespie County voters passed all 17 of the Constitutional Amendments on Tuesday.

Of the 21,807 registered voters in Gillespie County, 5,251 or 24.7% cast a ballot in an election that saw the highest number of resolutions put in front of voters for a single election date in more than two decades.

Statewide percentage results also are included here.

Proposition 1 – Funding for Texas State Technical College

Gillespie County/For 3,532 (67%), Against 1,744 (33%)
Texas/For 69%, Against 31%

Proposition 2 – Banning capital gains taxes

Gillespie County/For 4,533 (85%), Against 770 (15%)
Texas/For 68%, Against 32%

Proposition 3 – Denial of bail for certain felony offenses

Gillespie County/For 3,737 (71%), Against 1,537 (29%)
Texas/For 64%, Against 36%

Proposition 4 – Alloting state/use taxes for the Texas water fund

Gillespie County/For 3,603 (68%), Against 1,671 (32%)
Texas/For 71%, Against 29%

Proposition 5 – Tax exemption on animal feed storage

Gillespie County/For 4,124 (79%), Against 1,113 (21%)
Texas/For 66%, Against 34%

Proposition 6 – Securities tax ban

Gillespie County/For 3,806 (74%), Against 1,331 (26%)
Texas/For 58%, Against 42%

Proposition 7 – Tax exemption for veterans’ spouses

Gillespie County/For 4,613 (87%), Against 675 (13%)
Texas/For 87%, Against 13%

Proposition 8 – Inheritance tax ban

Gillespie County/For 4,716 (89%), Against 602 (11%)
Texas/For 75%, 25%

Proposition 9 – Tax exemption for inventory and equipment

Gillespie County/For 4,257 (81%), Against 986 (19%)
Texas/For 67%, Against 33%

Proposition 10 – Tax exemption for homes burned in fires

Gillespie County/For 4,927 (93%), Against 365 (7%)
Texas/For 90%, Against 10%

Proposition 11 – School tax exemption for elderly, disabled homeowners

Gillespie County/For 4,332 (82%), Against 963 (18%)
Texas/For 79%, Against 21%

Proposition 12 – Changing the State Commission on Judicial Conduct commission sanctioning rules for judges/justices

Gillespie County/For 4,029 (78%), Against 1,150 (22%)
Texas/For 65%, Against 35%

Proposition 13 – Increased school tax exemption for homeowners

Gillespie County/For 4,750 (90%), Against 549 (10%)
Texas/For 82%, Against 18%

Proposition 14 – Funding for the establishing of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

Gillespie County/For 3,013 (58%), Against 2,216 (42%)
Texas/For 68%, Against 32%

Proposition 15 – Codifying parental rights

Gillespie County/For 4,374 (83%), Against 895 (17%)
Texas/For 72%, Against 28%

Proposition 16 – Clarifying citizen requirements for voters

Gillespie County/For 4,622 (87%), Against 693 (13%)
Texas/For 75%, Against 25%

Proposition 17 – Tax exemption for property with border security infrastructure

Gillespie County/For 4,147 (79%), Against 1,106 (21%)
Texas/For 61%, 39%

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