Democratic Resolutions - March 2026 Primary

 

These are the resolutions placed on the March 3 Democratic Primary Ballot by the Texas Democratic Party. They basically reflect the values of most Texas Democrats. This list is intended to help Democratic Primary voters make up their own minds before going to the polls.

 

Dem Primary Prop 1 - Survey: Texas should expand Medicaid and ensure access to affordable healthcare for all.

 

Dem Primary Prop 2 - Survey: Texans should support humane and dignified immigration policies and pathways to citizenship.

 

Dem Primary Prop 3 - Survey: Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including reproductive rights.

 

Dem Primary Prop 4 - Survey: Texas should address the state's housing crisis in affordability and access in both urban and rural communities.

 

Dem Primary Prop 5 - Survey: Texas should fund all public schools at the same per-pupil rate as the national average.

 

Dem Primary Prop 6 - Survey: Secure online voter registration should be accessible to all eligible Texas residents.

 

Dem Primary Prop 7 - Survey: Texas should have a clean and healthy environment that includes water, air, and biodiversity. Texas must preserve the state's natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources.

 

Dem Primary Prop 8 - Survey: Texas should legalize cannabis for adults and automatically expunge criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses.

 

Dem Primary Prop 9 - Survey: Texas should raise salaries to at least the national average and should provide a cost-of-living increase based on the national Consumer Price Index every two years to current/retired school and state employees.

 

Dem Primary Prop 10 - Survey: Texas should ban racially motivated redistricting, ban mid-decade redistricting, and create a non-partisan redistricting board to redraw lines every 10 years.

 

Dem Primary Prop 11 - Survey: The Working Class should be eligible for greater federal income tax relief and have their tax burden fairly shifted onto the wealthiest.

 

Dem Primary Prop 12 - Survey: Texas should expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities so residents can get to their workplaces, schools, and healthcare.

 

Dem Primary Prop 13 - Survey: Texas should prevent individuals with a history of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms by implementing “red flag” laws.