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52Nov 3 election

Proposition 17: Property Tax Exemption for Border Security Infrastructure Amendment

Passed with 57.7% yes.

Proposition 17 · Legislative referral · Texas, November 4, 2025

Yes
1,673,961
57.7%. The passing rule is not on file.
No
1,228,823
42.3%
  1. Qualified (Done)

    Sent by the legislature

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Proposition 17

  3. Election day (Done)

    November 4, 2025

  4. Passed (Done)

    57.7% yes

What a yes vote does

Allow the Texas State Legislature to exempt from property taxes increases in a property's value—located in a county bordering Mexico—that results from building or installing border security infrastructure.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

The legislature put it before voters.

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