In addition to statewide constitutional amendments , Texans decided a variety of local ballot propositions at the polls on Election Day. These ranged from funding sports arenas to increasing property taxes to funding emergency services – and beyond.
Here's a breakdown of some of those results:
Austin: Proposition Q
Austin voters roundly rejected Proposition Q , the controversial city-backed plan to raise property taxes to pay for more than $100 million in homeless services and other city projects.
That was too tall an order for Austin voters, who shut the proposal down by a roughly two-to-one margin, according to numbers on Election Night.
Matt Mackowiak, a Republican political organizer who led a campaign against the measure, said the rejection of Prop Q sends a clear message t

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