Voters To Decide Bond Issues In Clear Lake

CLEAR LAKE, TX — What's on your ballot?

Voters heading to the polls in Clear Lake will cast ballots on a number of ballot issues, most notably the issuance of $1 billion in pension liability bonds by the City of Houston, a well as other municipal bonds on the ballot from Houston.

Nearby communities such as Texas City, Baytown, Crosby and will be having elections, as well as Galveston County.

The ballot include:

Houston/Clear Lake:

CITY OF HOUSTON BOND ELECTION
PROPOSITION A
The issuance of $1 billion pension obligation bonds for the purpose of funding a portion of the unfunded liability of the City with respect to the Houston Police Officers' Pension System and the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System as contemplated by the pension reform plan contained in Senate Bill 2190 (adopted in the 85th (2017) Texas Legislature, Regular Session), and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.
PROPOSITION B
The issuance of $159 million public safety improvement bonds for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation and equipment of public safety permanent improvements for the police and fire departments and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

PROPOSITION C
The issuance of $104 million park improvement bonds for the conservation, improvement, acquisition, construction and equipment of neighborhood parks, recreational facilities and bayous, including such green spaces along all bayous to create an integrated system of bayou walking, running and bicycle trails to enhance, preserve and protect the health of citizens, water quality, natural habitat and native wildlife and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.
PROPOSITION D
The issuance of $109 million public facility improvement bonds for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, remediation and equipment of permanent improvements that support public health and wellness, sanitation and other essential governmental and general services of the City and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

PROPOSITION E
The issuance of $123 million library improvement bonds for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation and equipment of the public library system and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

Baytown Municipal Elections:

Council Dist 4: Heather Betancourth
Council Dist 5: Robert C. Hoskins or Thomas Parent
Council Dist 6: Roy Torres, Jerry Doyle, David Himsel, Christina D. Pape, Bill Metz

Crosby ISD:
The issuance of $109.5 million of bonds by crosby independent school district for school facilities, land, and buses, and the levying of a tax in payment thereof

Deer Park ISD Bond:
The issuance of $156 million bonds for school buildings, including a new carpenter elementary school, renovations to existing campuses, technology, school sites, school buses and the levying of a tax in payment thereof

Texas City Municipal Elections: Two contested races, and fivce uncontested including the seat currently held by Commissioner At Large Dee Ann Haney, who was involved in a fatal alcohol-related crash in July

Council District 1: Thelma Bowie or Johnny Hollowell
Council District 3: Dorthea Jones or Darel Beene

Uncontested Races Include:
Mayor: Matthew T. Doyle
District 2: Phil Roberts
District 4: Jami Clark
Commissioner At Large: Dee Ann Haney
Commissioner At Large: Bruce Clawson

Galveston County:

Galveston County Proposition A
The issuance of bonds in the amount of $56 million for the construction, maintenance and operation of county roads, including roads within the cities of bayou vista, clear lake shores, dickinson, friendswood, galveston, hitchcock, jamaica beach, kemah, la marque, league city, santa fe, texas city, and tiki island and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.

Galveston County Proposition B
The issuance of bonds in the amount of $18 million for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, reconstructing, improving, or equipping county buildings and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.

Galveston County Proposition C
The issuance of bonds in the amount of $6 milion for flood control purposes and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.

Galveston ISD:

GISD Board of Trustee District 5E: Matthew J. Hay or Laura Parks Addison
GISD Board of Trustee District 6F: Beau Rawlins, Sandra Jones Tetley, Johnny Smecca

Click the link for other Galveston County ballot issues.

STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITIONS
PROPOSITION 1
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution."

PROPOSITION 2
"The constitutional amendment to establish a lower amount for expenses that can be charged to a borrower and removing certain financing expense limitations for a home equity loan, establishing certain authorized lenders to make a home equity loan, changing certain options for the refinancing of home equity loans, changing the threshold for an advance of a home equity line of credit, and allowing home equity loans on agricultural homesteads."

PROPOSITION 3
"The constitutional amendment limiting the service of certain officeholders appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate after the expiration of the person's term of office."

PROPOSITION 4
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional."
PROPOSITION 5
"The constitutional amendment on professional sports team charitable foundations conducting charitable raffles."

PROPOSITION 6
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty."
PROPOSITION 7
"The constitutional amendment relating to legislative authority to permit credit unions and other financial institutions to award prizes by lot to promote savings."