In addition to voting for candidates down party lines, Texas Republican voters will also vote “yes” or “no” on 13 propositions in the 2024 Primary Ballots. This is for the Republicans only, and there are no Democrat propositions. Yet, they are allowed to vote on the Republican ballot AND propositions in the Primary Elections.
The 2024 Republican Propositions are intended to provide guidance for the 2024-2025 Republican Party Platform which is refined or altered at the 2024 Texas State Convention. They are then prioritized by the County delegates. Then, the “top eight proposals” become the Republican Platform. Subsequently, the Texas 89th Legislative Session will adopt many of the Republican Platform proposals.
Texas Legislatures have already begun to file bills in hopes of getting prioritized in the 89th Legislative Session. Senate. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced that his top policy priority will be Senate Bill 2, which is expected to propose a program that lets families use tax dollars to pay for their children’s private schooling.
Proposition 1:Property Taxes
“Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.”
Proposition 2: Border Security
“Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.”
Proposition 3:E-Verify
“The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.”
Proposition 4: Illegal Alien Magnets “The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.”
Proposition 5: Amnesty “Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.”
Proposition 6: Protect the Texas National Guard “The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.”
Proposition 7: Gold and Silver
“The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.”
Proposition 8: Medical Freedom
“The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.”
Proposition 9: Closed Primaries
“The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican primary to only registered Republicans.”
Proposition 10: Election Security
The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.”
Proposition 11: School Choice“Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.”
Proposition 12: Election Integrity
“The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.”
Proposition 13: Protecting Texas Land
“Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.”
