UPDATE: Pflugerville Election Results: Council Winners and Losers, State Amendments

UPDATE: Omar Peña and Mike Heath won their races for Pflugerville City Council, according to unofficial results.

Peña won easily, with 81 percent of the vote over Phil Osars Emia. Heath squeaked by with a 44-vote margin, 1880 to Rudy Metayer’s 1,836.

While there isn’t a statewide governor’s race or presidential election this year, Pflugerville voters will be deciding races for two City Council positions and will be voting on a number of local and statewide propositions.

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The two main votes will be for city council. Both the 3rd and 5th spots on the city council are up for election. For the 3rd spot on the council, incumbent Omar Peña will be challenged by Phil Osars Emia. Mike Heath and Rudy Metayer will be fighting over the vacant 5th seat on the council.

Along with voting for the candidates, citizens will also be voting on two propositions in bond elections.

Proposition One will authorize a $10.7 million project to build a new animal shelter for the city. Proposition 2 will issue $9.5 million for street improvements on Weiss Lane.

So far 100 percent of the votes from Travis county have been reported and 61 of 62 polling locations in Williamson County have been reported. Only two votes were cast for Pflugerville elections in Williamson county, so Patch has decided to only publish Travis County votes.

Pflugerville City Council 3rd Seat

Travis County result: Omar Peña wins the election with 80 percent of votes.

Pflugerville City Council 5th Seat

Travis County result: Mike Heath is winning with 50.59 percent of votes compared to Rudy Metayer, who has 49.91 percent.

Proposition One — $10.7 million to build a new animal shelter

Travis County result: 52 percent vote against the proposition.

Proposition Two — $9.5 million for street improvements on Weiss Lane

Travis County result: 63 percent vote in favor of the proposition.

There are also seven statewide propositions on the ballot — here’s an explanation of each one and whether or not they passed. So far 99.2 percent of precincts votes have been reported.

Proposition 1: Increasing the homestead exemption tax from $15,000 to $25,000.

Result: 86 percent in favor

Proposition 2: The proposition exempts the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran from property taxation. Veterans who died before 2011 will not qualify. The proposition would apply to taxes imposed beginning or after January 1, 2016.

Result: 91 percent in favor

Proposition 3: This proposition includes repeal of the requirement that state leaders, including the comptroller of public account, attorney general, and commissioner of the General Land Office from living in Austin. Currently, the statewide elected officials are required to live in the state capital for the duration of their term.

Result: 66 percent in favor

Proposition 4: This amendment will allow professional sports team charitable foundations to legally conduct charity raffles.

Result: 69 percent in favor

Proposition 5: This amendment would increase the maximum population of a county that is allowed to build and maintain private roads from 5,000 to 7,500.

Result: 82 percent in favor

Proposition 6: This amendment recognizes the right to fish, hunt and harvest wildlife. This amendment would add laws and regulations intended to conserve and manage wildlife, as well as preserving the future of fishing and hunting in the Bill of Rights of the Texas Constitution.

Result: 81 percent in favor

Proposition 7: This amendment will ensure that a portion of revenue from state sales tax and motor vehicle tax will go to the State Highway Fund. Funds would then be used to maintain, construct or acquire rights-of-way for public roadways, excluding toll roads. This would also serve as a way to repay transportation-related debt. Because ofnumerous traffic accidents in the Austin area that have been attributed to roadways that need improvements, this proposition is especially important to those in the Austin area.

Result: 83 percent in favor

Return to Patch for final results as they come in.