ELECTION RESULTS: Texas Voters Approve All Constitutional Amendment Propositions

The unofficial results are in, and Texas voters have collectively approved all eight ballot propositions to amend the Texas Constitution.

Brief Texas Constitutional Amendment History

Since being adopted in February of 1876, the current Texas Constitution has been amended more than 500 times. This Constitution is the fifth since statehood. Since 1876, the Legislature has proposed more than 690 constitutional amendments; of those, 687 have gone before Texas voters. Only 180 proposed amendments have ever been defeated.

Proposition 1
Ballot Language: The constitutional amendment authorizing the professional sports team charitable foundations of organizations sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association to conduct charitable raffles at rodeo venues.
What It Does: Designates sanctioned rodeos as professional sports teams and authorizes professional sports team charitable organizations to conduct raffles at rodeo venues.