Editing Openai/690974c9-764c-8004-89ee-9a80f14903fd (section)

===== Overview =====
* These are amendments referred by the Legislature (no citizen-initiative) — i.e., the Legislature passed each by a 2/3 vote in both chambers, then they go to voters. Texas Standard<ref>{{cite web|title=Texas Standard|url=https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texas-constitutional-amendments-election-2025/|publisher=Texas Standard|access-date=2025-11-11}}</ref>
* There are 17 of them — the most on a single Texas ballot since 2003. Ballotpedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Ballotpedia|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_2025_ballot_measures|publisher=ballotpedia.org|access-date=2025-11-11}}</ref>
* If passed, each becomes part of the Texas Constitution — making the change more permanent and harder to reverse (another constitutional amendment would be required to undo). Texas Impact<ref>{{cite web|title=Texas Impact|url=https://texasimpact.org/2025-constitutional-amendments/|publisher=Texas Impact|access-date=2025-11-11}}</ref>
* Topics span a wide range: tax relief, education/workforce funding, property & homestead exemptions, judicial oversight, public safety, water infrastructure, etc. Every Texan<ref>{{cite web|title=Every Texan|url=https://everytexan.org/2025/09/30/whats-on-the-ballot-every-texans-take-on-the-2025-constitutional-amendments/|publisher=Every Texan|date=2025-09-30|access-date=2025-11-11}}</ref>