Texas voters approved key constitutional amendments that ban noncitizens from voting and codify parental rights.
The two propositions—16, 15—were part of 17 ballot measures to change the Texas Constitution that voters considered on Nov. 4.
Texas Voters Approve Amendments to Ban Noncitizens From Voting, Affirming Parental Rights
Other propositions of note included one codifying parental rights and one banning inheritance taxes from being imposed in the future.
Voters turn out in droves at the West Gray Multiservice Center in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Darlene McCormick Sanchez/The Epoch Times
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics.
Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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