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52Nov 3 election

Proposition 8: Prohibit Estate Taxes and New Taxes on Estate Transfers, Inheritances, and Gifts Amendment

Passed with 72.3% yes.

Proposition 8 · Legislative referral · Texas, November 4, 2025

Yes
2,147,644
72.3%. The passing rule is not on file.
No
824,871
27.7%
  1. Qualified (Done)

    Sent by the legislature

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Proposition 8

  3. Election day (Done)

    November 4, 2025

  4. Passed (Done)

    72.3% yes

What a yes vote does

Amend the state constitution to prohibit the state legislature from imposing a tax on a decedent’s property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

The legislature put it before voters.

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