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State of Texas Proposition 13

The constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000.

The 2025 Explanatory Statements for the November 4, 2025 Constitutional Amendment Election document from the Texas Secretary of State website includes the following information:

SJR 2 [Proposition 13] proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory homestead exemption from property taxation for general elementary and secondary public school purposes from $100,000 to $140,000 of the market value of the residence.