State Representative Dennis Paul spoke at the District E town hall to explain a set of 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution that appear on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Paul outlined several measures he described as consequential for the state and the Houston region. He said Proposition 1 would create a fund for Texas state technical colleges to expand workforce training in skilled trades; Proposition 3 would permit denial of bail for certain serious felonies; Proposition 11 would increase certain additional residence homestead exemptions (he described an increase from $140,000 to $200,000 for school tax calculations); and Proposition 14 would establish a dementia prevention research institute with a proposed $300 million annual appropriation capped at $3 billion total, according to Paul. He also flagged a proposed $1 billion annual water infrastructure fund (over 20 years) intended to support statewide water projects.

Paul described a number of smaller or technical measures as well: protection against a state capital-gains tax (Proposition 2), property-tax exemptions tied to losses from fire and for surviving spouses of veterans (Propositions 9 and 7), revisions to business personal-property exemptions aimed at small businesses (Proposition 9 as he described it), and a proposal he characterized as affirming parental rights in schools (Proposition 15). He told attendees that Propositions 16 and 17 would respectively prohibit noncitizen voting (he said this is already law) and authorize a tax exemption for border-security infrastructure.

Paul encouraged residents to study the propositions and to vote; he offered to remain after the event to answer questions. He framed several of the items as tax-relief measures or investments in workforce and research capacity for the state.

The town hall transcript records Paul listing and briefly describing all 17 propositions for attendees; the meeting did not include a formal legislative vote or official position by the city.

(Readers seeking official ballot language and fiscal notes should consult the Texas Secretary of State and legislative documentation.)