Ballotpedia covered eight local ballot measures on the ballot in jurisdictions within five counties. Irving, El Paso, Harris County, Arlington and Tarrant County, and Austin and Travis County fall within Ballotpedia’s coverage scope for 2019. Six measures were approved, and two were defeated. There were also 10 statewide measures on the ballot. Nine were approved, and Proposition 1 was defeated.
In 2019, Ballotpedia covered local measures that appear on the ballot for voters within the top 100 largest cities in the U.S. Ballotpedia also covered all local measures in North Carolina, all local measures in California, and all statewide ballot measures.
Statewide ballot measures
- See also: Texas 2019 ballot measures
Local ballot measures
Dallas
- See also: Dallas County, Texas ballot measures
• Proposition A: Irving Removal of City Retirement Contribution Limits Charter Amendment 
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A yes vote was a vote in favor of removing a section of the city charter that limits the retirement contributions to 16.75% of city government employees' annual salary.
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A no vote was a vote against removing a section of the city charter that limits the retirement contributions to 16.75% of city government employees' annual salary, thereby maintaining the existing retirement limits.
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El Paso County
- See also: El Paso County, Texas ballot measures
• Proposition A: El Paso Issuing Bonds for Public Safety Facilities a
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A yes vote was a vote in favor of issuing $413,122,650 of bonds for public safety facilities, including the police and fire department.
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A no vote was a vote against issuing $413,122,650 of bonds for public safety facilities, including the police and fire department.
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Harris County
- See also: Harris County, Texas ballot measures
• Proposition A: Harris County Metro Transit Authority Bond Issue a
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A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the Harris County Metro Transit Authority to issue up to $3.5 billion in bonds to be repaid through sales tax revenue.
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A no vote was a vote against authorizing the Harris County Metro Transit Authority to issue up to $3.5 billion in bonds to be repaid through sales tax revenue.
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Tarrant County
- See also: Tarrant County, Texas ballot measures
• Proposition A: Tarrant County College District Bond Issue a
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A yes vote was a vote in favor of issuing $825 million of bonds to update school buildings in Tarrant County College District to be repaid through property taxes.
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A no vote was a vote against issuing $825 million of bonds to update school buildings in Tarrant County College District to be repaid through property taxes.
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• Proposition A: Arlington Independent School District Bond Issue a
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A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the district to issue up to $966 million in bonds to be repaid through property taxes.
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A no vote was a vote against authorizing the district to issue up to $966 million in bonds to be repaid through property taxes.
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Travis County
- See also: Travis County, Texas ballot measures
• Proposition A: Austin Voter Approval for Sports and Entertainment Venue Construction on City Land 
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A yes vote was a vote in favor of establishing city council supermajority and voter approval requirements for the following actions related to sports and entertainment venue development:
- sale, transfer, or lease of city land and
- grant of site development permits.
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A no vote was a vote against this initiative requiring city council supermajority and voter approval for sports and entertainment venue development projects, thereby leaving the current city council vote requirements in place.
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• Proposition B: Austin Convention Center Development and Hotel Tax Revenue Allocation d
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A yes vote was a vote in favor of requiring voter approval for all convention center improvements exceeding $20 million and limiting the portion of Austin's hotel tax revenue allocated to the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the convention center to 34 percent.
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A no vote was a vote against this initiative requiring voter approval for all convention center improvements exceeding $20 million and limiting the portion of Austin's hotel tax revenue allocated to the convention center to 34 percent, thereby maintaining the amount allocated to the convention center at 64.29 percent.
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• Proposition A: Travis County Hotel Tax for Exposition Center a
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A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing an additional hotel tax of 2% to fund the development of the Exposition Center.
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A no vote was a vote against authorizing an additional hotel tax of 2% to fund the development of the Exposition Center, thereby maintaining no county hotel tax.
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Other races on the ballot
Click here to learn more about El Paso's citywide elections in 2019.
Click here to learn more about Harris County's countywide elections in 2019.
Click here to learn more about Arlington Independent School District's elections in 2019.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Texas
The last day to register to vote was Monday, October 7. Early voting for this election ran from Monday, October 21 through Friday, November 1. The last day to apply to vote by mail was Friday, October 25. Voting centers were open for the election on November 5 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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