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On Nov. 4, Texas voters will get the final say on 17 constitutional amendments — usually listed as statewide propositions at the top of the ballot — including billions of dollars in property tax cuts for homeowners and businesses.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/09/22/531485/17-statewide-propositions-will-appear-on-the-november-ballot-heres-what-texas-voters-need-to-know/

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A trio of Texas Senate bail reform measures authored by state Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) advanced in the House on Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/05/20/521773/three-bail-reform-measures-advance-in-texas-house/

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire waded into the debate over bond as the issue has become a central point of contention in elections of judges to local criminal courts — as well as the subject of a potential amendment to the Texas Constitution.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/04/21/519355/mayor-whitmire-inflates-number-of-accused-murderers-on-houston-streets-as-lawmakers-consider-bond-reform/

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