Runoffs Loom In 2 Patton Village Races, Ballot Initiatives Pass

CONROE, TX — Montgomery County voters headed to the polls on Tuesday and overwhelmingly passed state and local propositions to and cast ballots approving school bonds in Tomball ISD.

The voter turnout, however, was extremely light and at least two of the local proposals passed with only two votes cast.

The results of some of the Montgomery County ballot issues included:
Proposition A - JP 4 Local Option to Legalize: Passed 72%

"The legal sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed
beverages."

MC ESD No. 1 Proposition A : Passed 80%

Consolidation The consolidation of the Montgomery County Emergency Services District No. 1 and the Montgomery County Emergency Services District No. 12 to create the Montgomery County ESD 1, which assumes all outstanding debts of the existing districts.

EMC MUD No. 7 Proposition A: Passed 80%

The issuance of an additional $110 million in bonds for a total of $191.2 million in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes in payment of the bonds (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration)

EMC MUD No. 7 Proposition B: Passed 100% (two votes)

The issuance of an additional $98 million in bonds for a total of $163,110,503 in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes in payment of the bonds (macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements)

EMC MUD No. 7 Proposition C: Passed 100% (two votes)

The issuance of $37.9 million in bonds to provide for park and recreational facilities and the levy of ad valorem taxes in payment of the bonds

MC ESD No. 12 Proposition A: Passed 80%

Consolidation The consolidation of the Montgomery County Emergency Services District No. 1 and the Montgomery County Emergency Services District No. 12 to create the Montgomery County ESD 1, which assumes all outstanding debts of the existing districts.

The Woodlands Township

Pos. 7:

• Carol Stromatt........................54%
• Laura Fillault.........................46%

New Caney ISD

Trustee Pos. 1:

• Elizabeth Rhoden Harrell.........73%
• Yavonne Q. Martinez................26%

Splendora ISD:
Trustee Pos 3:

• Barry Welch.................................72%
• Kenneth "Kino" Manzella...........27%

Splendora City Election:
Mayor:

• Dorothy Welch.................63%
• James Dean......................37%

Council Pos 1:

• Alton "Scotty" Dulaney..............55%
• Randy Weaver............................45%

City of Roman Forest

Council Pos. 2:

• Jill Carlson ..................82%
• J. D. Marshall..............18%

Patton Village:
Mayor: Runoff between Leah Tarrant and Jon Whitworth:

• Tarrant.................50%
• Whitworth............44%

Council Pos. 1: Runoff between Sarah Smith and Nathan Hudek

• Smith...............41%
• Hudek.............31%

Council Pos. 5:

• William "Clyde" Reeves.................53%
• Billy Crittenden.............................47%

Council Pos 3 Unexpired term: Runoff between Michelle Schaefer Earhart and Scott Anderson

• Earhart..............32%
• Anderson..........39%

Panorama Village: Passed 67%
The Adoption of a local sales and use tax in the City of Panorama Village, Texas at the rate of two percent.

Tomball ISD: Passed 59%

The issuance of $275 million school building bonds for the construction, acquisition, and equipment of school buildings in the district (including the rehabilitation, renovation, and improvement thereof), the purchase of the necessary sites for school buildings and the purchase of new school buses, and the levying of the tax in payment thereof."

HOUSTON'S PROPOSITIONS:
PROPOSITION A : Passed 77%
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: Passed 75%
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: Passed 75%
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: Passed 74%
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: Passed 72%
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.

STATE PROPOSITIONS:
PROPOSITION 1: Passed 87%
"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: Passed 65%
"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: Passed 77%
"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: Passed 66%
"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: Passed 66%
"The constitutional amendment on professional sports team charitable foundations conducting charitable raffles."
PROPOSITION 6: Passed 85%
"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: Passed 65%
"The constitutional amendment relating to legislative authority to permit credit unions and other financial institutions to award prizes by lot to promote savings."

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