Voters in the Republican and Democratic primaries were asked a series of survey questions to determine priorities for their parties in the upcoming legislative session. We asked voters at polls around the county what issues on that list were most important to them. See summaries of the ballot propositions below.
- Ted, a Richmond voter hopes, “Access to healthcare and expanding Medicaid” would be a top priority for Democratic leaders.
- Katy resident Ann says it is time to legalize cannabis, “Tell Dan Patrick, he can stick it.”
- Moses from Missouri City says he, “doesn’t use cannabis but I know others who do and I think we should legalize it for them.” He is also a fan of Proposition 4. “I’d love for our leaders to focus on the affordable housing crisis in rural areas and in places like Missouri City.”
- Ali, a Richmond voter would like to see leaders in Austin focus on, “affordable healthcare for everyone and making sure our local schools have the funding that they need for the students they have.”
- Morgen from Sugar Land said, “I’d like to see teachers in Texas be paid a fair wage. Educating our kids is the future of the country.”
- Missouri City resident, Keshanna says, “I didn’t vote down ballot or answer the survey questions, I was mostly here to vote for Jasmine Crockett.”
The Democratic ballot propositions
- Democratic Proposition 1 calls for the state to expand Medicaid and ensure access to affordable health care for all.
- Democratic Proposition 2 says Texans should support humane and dignified immigration policies and pathways to citizenship.
- Democratic Proposition 3 says Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including reproductive decisions.
- Democratic Proposition 4 would address the state’s housing crisis in affordability and access in both urban and rural communities.
- Democratic Proposition 5 calls on the state to fund all public schools at the same per-pupil rate as the national average.
- Democratic Proposition 6 seeks to make secure online voter registration accessible for all Texas residents.
- Democratic Proposition 7 seeks to preserve the state’s natural, cultural, scenic and recreational resources by protecting air quality, water quality, and biodiversity.
- Democratic Proposition 8 calls for the state to legalize cannabis for adults and erase criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses.
- Democratic Proposition 9 aims to raise salaries for current/retired school and state employees to at least the national average and to provide a cost-of-living increase based on the Consumer Price Index every two years.
- Democratic Proposition 10 seeks to ban racially motivated redistricting and mid-decade congressional redistricting and to create a nonpartisan redistricting board to redraw lines every 10 years. This measure is a direct response to last year’s mid-decade congressional redistricting.
- Democratic Proposition 11 calls for greater federal tax relief for working-class individuals and to shift their tax burden onto the wealthy.
- Democratic Proposition 12 aims to expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities.
- Democratic Proposition 13 supports the implementation of “red flag” laws to prevent individuals with a history of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms.