Lubbock City Councilman Victor Hernandez Survives Recall Attempt; State Constitutional Amendments Pass

Tuesday night, Texas voters overwhelmingly approved nine Constitutional Amendments proposed by the Legislature. Full results can be found at the end of the article.

Concerning the passage of Prop. 6, which would create the SWIFT fund for water infrastructure projects, Governor Rick Perry said, "Today, the people of Texas made history, ensuring we’ll have the water we need to grow and thrive for the next five decades, without raising state taxes. Now it’s time to get to work on the projects that’ll help us meet our growing water needs, preserving and improving both our economic strength and quality of life.”

City of Lubbock

Locally, District 1 Lubbock City Councilman Victor Hernandez (pictured, right) survived a recall attempt. 58.4% (911) of the voters in District 1 voted to keep Hernandez in office (647 voted to recall Hernandez 41.5%). He is up for re-election in May 2014.

In Amarillo, voters have approved 21 amendments to the city's charter.

Alcohol sales referendums were passed in Vega and Fisher County.

School bond proposals were passed in Abilene ISD, Jim Ned CISD, Merkel ISD, Trent ISD & Blanket ISD.

Around the state, in Houston voters re-elected Mayor Annise Parker. In Harris County, voters rejected a bond proposal to renovate the Astrodome into a large-scale convention center.

A $99 million bond proposal by Katy ISD (in the Houston metro area) failed 55%-45%.

Other races include:

State Representative District 50 - Unexpired Term
	Jade Chang Sheppard	DEM	1,083	15.94%	1,083	15.94%
	Celia Israel	DEM	2,148	31.63%	2,148	31.63%
	Rico Reyes	DEM	856	12.60%	856	12.60%
	Mike VanDeWalle	REP	2,703	39.80%	2,703	39.80%

RACE	NAME		EARLY VOTES	PERCENT	TOTAL VOTES	PERCENT
Prop 1 Ad valorem tax exempt of homestead for one's spouse killed in action
	IN FAVOR		422,591	86.97%	689,608	86.90%
	AGAINST		63,273	13.02%	103,870	13.09%
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		Race Total	485,864		793,478
		Early Provisional Ballots Reported	390
		Total Provisional Ballots Reported			958
		Precincts Reported	4,393	of	8,193 Precincts		53.62%
		Statewide Turnout	5.90%		13,445,285 Registered Voters
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RACE	NAME
Prop 2 Eliminate the State Medical Board and its Education Fund
	IN FAVOR		404,544	85.08%	655,397	84.55%
	AGAINST		70,935	14.91%	119,678	15.44%
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		Race Total	475,479		775,075
		Early Provisional Ballots Reported	390
		Total Provisional Ballots Reported			958
		Precincts Reported	4,393	of	8,193 Precincts		53.62%
		Statewide Turnout	5.76%		13,445,285 Registered Voters
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RACE	NAME
Prop 3 Extend # of days that aircraft parts are exempt from ad valorem tax
	IN FAVOR		270,392	58.67%	478,956	60.54%
	AGAINST		190,469	41.32%	312,132	39.45%
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		Race Total	460,861		791,088
		Early Provisional Ballots Reported	390
		Total Provisional Ballots Reported			958
		Precincts Reported	4,393	of	8,193 Precincts		53.62%
		Statewide Turnout	5.88%		13,445,285 Registered Voters
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RACE	NAME
Prop 4 Exempt from ad valorem tax of donated home to a disabled vet
	IN FAVOR		408,505	85.18%	668,202	85.34%
	AGAINST		71,045	14.81%	114,755	14.65%
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		Race Total	479,550		782,957
		Early Provisional Ballots Reported	390
		Total Provisional Ballots Reported			958
		Precincts Reported	4,393	of	8,193 Precincts		53.62%
		Statewide Turnout	5.82%		13,445,285 Registered Voters
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RACE	NAME
Prop 5 Authorize reverse mortgage loans when purchasing homestead property
	IN FAVOR		293,148	63.19%	510,634	64.14%
	AGAINST		170,736	36.80%	285,483	35.85%
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		Race Total	463,884		796,117
		Early Provisional Ballots Reported	390
		Total Provisional Ballots Reported			958
		Precincts Reported	4,393	of	8,193 Precincts		53.62%
		Statewide Turnout	5.92%		13,445,285 Registered Voters
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RACE	NAME
Prop 6 Create a State Water Implementation Fund
	IN FAVOR		369,006	76.36%	582,521	73.72%
	AGAINST		114,207	23.63%	207,610	26.27%
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		Race Total	483,213		790,131
		Early Provisional Ballots Reported	390
		Total Provisional Ballots Reported			958
		Precincts Reported	4,393	of	8,193 Precincts		53.62%
		Statewide Turnout	5.87%		13,445,285 Registered Voters
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RACE	NAME
Prop 7 Authorize home-rule cities to fill vacancy procedures in charter
	IN FAVOR		351,658	75.95%	563,305	74.63%
	AGAINST		111,305	24.04%	191,404	25.36%
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		Race Total	462,963		754,709
		Early Provisional Ballots Reported	390
		Total Provisional Ballots Reported			958
		Precincts Reported	4,393	of	8,193 Precincts		53.62%
		Statewide Turnout	5.61%		13,445,285 Registered Voters
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RACE	NAME
Prop 8 Repeal TX Constitution's max tax rate for a Hidalgo Co hosp district
	IN FAVOR		321,472	73.32%	516,028	72.34%
	AGAINST		116,964	26.67%	197,233	27.65%
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		Race Total	438,436		713,261
		Early Provisional Ballots Reported	390
		Total Provisional Ballots Reported			958
		Precincts Reported	4,393	of	8,193 Precincts		53.62%
		Statewide Turnout	5.30%		13,445,285 Registered Voters
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RACE	NAME
Prop 9 Expand potential sanctions against a judge or justice
	IN FAVOR		395,750	85.30%	639,905	84.48%
	AGAINST		68,177	14.69%	117,473	15.51%
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		Race Total	463,927		757,378
		Early Provisional Ballots Reported	390
		Total Provisional Ballots Reported			958
		Precincts Reported	4,393	of	8,193 Precincts		53.62%
		Statewide Turnout	5.63%		13,445,285 Registered Voters

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