Texas voters will go to the polls on Nov. 7 to consider 14 constitutional amendments that impact everything from your groundwater to your homestead exemption.
Early voting begins Oct. 23 and continues through Nov. 3 at four locations across the county including the courthouse annex community room in Montague, Nocona City Hall Council Room, Saint Jo Civic Center and Bowie Senior Citizens Center.
The centers will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, but there will be extended hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 at the Montague location only.
Voters may cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting. Sample ballots are available on the county website at co.montague.tx.us.
In the weeks leading up to the election, The Bowie News will provide information on the Texas Constitutional amendments, the City of Bowie Council elections and the Bowie and Nocona School bond elections.
Constitutional amendments
State lawmakers will send 14 amendments to voters. Many of the proposed amendments would create or alter funds to support higher education research, water infrastructure, gas-fueled power plants, broadband infrastructure, maintenance and creation of state parks.
Several others would address taxes by raising the homestead exemption for homeowners from $40,000 to $100,000, creating some tax exemptions for medical equipment and child-care facilities and banning lawmakers from imposing “wealth taxes” without voter approval.

Read the full list of all the amendments with brief explanations in your weekend Bowie News.