Good morning! 

Texans soundly rejected the misinformation campaign of the state’s teacher unions and establishment newspapers, thereby protecting Texas from an income tax.

Here is today's Texas Minute.

– Michael Quinn Sullivan 

Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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• Of the 10 statewide propositions on the ballot last night, none was more significant than Proposition 4, “prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax” on Texans. A massive misinformation campaign was launched by the Democratic Party, teacher unions, and the state’s dying establishment newspapers aimed at confusing voters and outright lying about the proposition.
     
• For a while, some feared they might even be successful. After all, Republican lawmakers spent most of the 2019 legislative session cowering in fear of the liberal labor unions purporting to represent Texas’ public school teachers.
     
• Fortunately, Texas voters overwhelmingly rejected the educrats’ pro-income tax agenda.
      
• According to the Secretary of State’s office, 74.96 percent of Texans voted to ban an income tax! That’s a massive defeat for the state’s establishment media, the Democratic Party, and – of course – the educrats. More importantly, the passage of Proposition 4 is a win for the future of Texas. 
      
• As Brandon Waltens reports, nine of the 10 statewide constitutional amendments were accepted by voters.
      
• The one that failed, Proposition 1, would have allowed an individual to hold more than one office as an elected or appointed municipal judge for multiple municipalities at the same time. As Waltens noted: “With no real campaign for it... Texas voters failed to see any necessity for the change and rejected the measure.”
      
• Check out TexasScorecard.com throughout the day for updates on local tax and debt elections, mayoral contests, and open-seat special legislative elections.

• After five months of raging public controversy, high safety risks, and local government neglect, state officials have taken action in Austin – restoring a semblance of security for the capital city. Jacob Asmussen reports on the initial efforts of the Texas Department of Transportation to clean up homeless encampments under highways, a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott as a response to the action—and inaction—of Austin city officials.
     
• The Conservative Leaders Gala honors the real leaders in our republic: the citizens. Join us on Dec. 7 as we recognize men and women from across the state who have stood up and stepped out by demonstrating real leadership in their neighborhoods and communities. Get your tickets today!