Texans weighed in on property tax cuts, cost-of-living adjustments for retired public school employees, the mandatory retirement age for judges and more during the Nov. 7 election.
Good list of everything that passed and by how much.
Proposition 7 will establish the Texas Energy Fund to finance the construction, maintenance and operation of electric facilities to ensure the state power grid remains reliable. The Public Utility Commission of Texas will oversee the fund.
That language is somewhat misleading. It’ll only fund fossil fuel-burning electric facilities. I voted against it on that ground. The legislature could have made it applicable to all forms of power plant, but they just had to give their oil and gas cronies a handout.
Proposition 12 will eliminate the Galveston County Treasurer’s Office, with other county officials taking over the duties of the treasurer.
I’ll be waiting for the major financial corruption story to come out of Galveston County in the next few years.
Proposition 3 will prevent people and entities from being taxed based on their assets, which is known as a wealth tax. Texas does not have any form of wealth taxes.
I just thought this one was stupid. Texas doesn’t have a wealth tax. A wealth tax would never pass the Texas legislature. It would be vetoed by the governor if it did. It’s like an constitutional amendment banning monsters under the bed.
The Galveston one is kind of interesting. The guy ran on eliminating the position. He’s not taking the salary. There are several other counties that have gotten rid of the position. It reads like a department consolidation rather than a downsizing in terms of personnel.
That language is somewhat misleading. It’ll only fund fossil fuel-burning electric facilities. I voted against it on that ground. The legislature could have made it applicable to all forms of power plant, but they just had to give their oil and gas cronies a handout.
I’ll be waiting for the major financial corruption story to come out of Galveston County in the next few years.
I just thought this one was stupid. Texas doesn’t have a wealth tax. A wealth tax would never pass the Texas legislature. It would be vetoed by the governor if it did. It’s like an constitutional amendment banning monsters under the bed.
That seems to be a common complaint when it comes to Texas propositions.
The Galveston one is kind of interesting. The guy ran on eliminating the position. He’s not taking the salary. There are several other counties that have gotten rid of the position. It reads like a department consolidation rather than a downsizing in terms of personnel.