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🚨 IT'S #ELECTIONDAY IN TEXAS 🚨

1/ Here's everything you need to know about voting today. Follow this thread for more. RT to help a friend! #txlege #ElectionDay2019

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2/ Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Texans can check their voting location on the Texas secretary of state’s voter information website here: votetexas.gov/voting/where.h…

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3/ Texas voters Tuesday will decide 10 proposed state constitutional amendments.

Some will cast ballots in three special elections for Texas House seats.

And Houstonians will weigh in on a heated mayoral race.

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4/ Proposition 1 would permit elected municipal court judges to serve multiple municipalities at the same time.

Currently, only appointed municipal court judges can serve multiple jurisdictions, making it more challenging for small cities.

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5/ Proposition 2 would allow the Texas Water Development Board to issue bonds to fund for water and wastewater infrastructure projects in areas where median household income is at or below 75% of the statewide median income level.

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6/ Proposition 3 would allow the Texas Legislature to create temporary property tax exemptions for people with property damaged in governor-declared disaster areas.

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7/ Proposition 4 would make it harder for future lawmakers to enact a personal income tax. bit.ly/2PMzJ9R

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8/ Proposition 5 would send all revenue from the sporting goods sales tax toward the state Parks and Wildlife Department and the Historical Commission.

It is meant to create a steady revenue stream for the state’s parks. bit.ly/2JSuJwD

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9/ Proposition 6 would allow the Texas Legislature to double the maximum amount of bonds it can issue on behalf of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. bit.ly/2Chr5rX

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10/ Proposition 7 would allow the General Land Office, the State Board of Education and other entities to double the amount of revenue they can provide the Available School Fund each year. #txlege bit.ly/33kU2iy

11/ Proposition 8 would create a flood infrastructure fund that the Texas Water Development Board could use to finance projects following a disaster. #txlege bit.ly/33kU2iy

12/ Proposition 9 would allow the legislature to create a property tax exemption for precious metals held in state depositories — like the Texas Bullion Depository, scheduled to open next year in Leander. #txlege bit.ly/33kU2iy

13/ Proposition 10 would allow retired law enforcement animals to be adopted by their handlers, ending a requirement that the animals, as government property, be sold or destroyed when no longer in use.

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14/ Some voters will also cast ballots to fill 3 vacant Texas House seats.

Democrats are trying to flip the Houston-area House District 28 seat.

They see the race as a harbinger of their 2020 prospects for winning a majority in the Texas House. bit.ly/2PQaLq8 #txlege

15/ Two special elections are slated in reliably Democratic districts: House Districts 100 and 148. #txlege #ElectionDay #ElectionDay2019 bit.ly/33kU2iy

16/ And, Houston voters also have a heated mayoral race to decide. #ElectionDay #ElectionDay2019 #txlege bit.ly/2NHpn8z

17/17 If you have any problems while trying to vote today, we want to hear from you. Please fill out this form here or contact @alexazura at [e-mail]. bit.ly/2PLZ1oy