Proposition 10 – Property Tax Relief for Disaster Victims

Summary: Grants property tax exemptions for homes and structures damaged or destroyed by natural disasters.

✅ Pros:
Provides financial relief to families recovering from fires, floods, or hurricanes.
Encourages rebuilding and community stability.
Recognizes the hardship of disaster survivors.

❌ Cons:
Reduces local revenue for schools and emergency services.
May create inconsistencies in tax assessments across counties.
Could be exploited without strict damage verification.

🗳️ Proposition 11 – School Choice Voucher Expansion

Summary: Expands access to state-funded education vouchers for families choosing private or charter schools.

✅ Pros:
Empowers parents to choose the best educational fit for their children.
Increases competition and innovation in education.
Supports students in underperforming districts.

❌ Cons:
Diverts funding from public schools, especially in rural areas.
Lacks accountability for private institutions receiving public funds.
Could deepen educational inequality.

🗳️ Proposition 12 – Renewable Energy Incentives

Summary: Offers tax breaks and funding for solar, wind, and other renewable energy projects across Texas.

✅ Pros:
Promotes clean energy and reduces carbon emissions.
Supports job growth in emerging energy sectors.
Helps Texas diversify its energy economy.

❌ Cons:
May disadvantage oil and gas industries central to Texas’s economy.
Could raise costs for rural utilities and consumers.
Risk of uneven implementation without statewide oversight.

🗳️ Proposition 13 – Election Integrity Measures

Summary: Adds voter ID requirements and mandates post-election audits for statewide elections.

✅ Pros:
Aims to strengthen public trust in election outcomes.
Standardizes audit procedures across counties.
Addresses concerns about voter fraud.

❌ Cons:
Could suppress turnout among elderly, disabled, and low-income voters.
Adds administrative costs and complexity to local elections.
May be used to justify restrictive voting laws.

Proposition 14 – Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Summary: Creates a state-funded institute dedicated to dementia research and prevention, allocating $3 billion from Texas’s general revenue over 10 years.
✅ Pros:
Establishes a long-term commitment to fighting Alzheimer’s and related diseases, which affect over 450,000 older Texans.
Supports medical innovation, early detection, and care strategies that could reduce long-term healthcare costs.
Backed by the Alzheimer’s Association and public health advocates as a proactive investment in aging populations.
❌ Cons:
Pulls $3 billion from the general fund without offsetting cuts, potentially increasing future tax burdens.
Creates a new government-controlled entity with limited legislative oversight.
Critics argue it duplicates existing federal research efforts and risks bureaucratic inefficiency.

Official Explanatory Statement
You can read the full legal summary from the Texas Secretary of State here:
 2025 Explanatory Statements (PDF)

Editor’s Note:
These are propositions 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14 in a multi-part series examining the 17 constitutional amendments on Texas’s November ballot.

Check back tomorrow as Cuero Online News breaks down more Propositions giving voters the facts they need to make informed decisions before heading to the polls.

Proposition 1 https://cueroonlinenews.com/breaking-down-the-17-constitutional-amendments-what-texas-voters-need-to-know/

Proposition 2 thru 6 https://cueroonlinenews.com/breaking-down-the-17-constitutional-amendments-what-texas-voters-need-to-know-2-6/

Proposition 7 thru 9 Breaking Down the 17 Constitutional Amendments: What Texas Voters Need to Know (#7, 8, & #9) – The Voice of Cuero,Texas