Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20, for the Nov. 4 election. There are 17 propositions in all, with many of them involving reducing property taxes and changing the Texas Constitution.

Property tax propositions

Among them is Proposition 13, and if approved by voters, the homestead exemption would increase from $100,000 to $140,000, set to take effect this year. This change would impact nearly 5.7 million Texas homeowners. Then there's Proposition 11, which would increase the homestead exemption for people over 65 and the disabled to $200,000, affecting two million seniors.

Proposition 9 would boost the tax exemption for businesses on their equipment and inventory from $25,000 to $125,000. Other constitutional amendments include property tax reductions for the surviving spouses of vetera

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