The Texas State Democratic Executive Committee released the approved 13 propositions that will appear on the party’s March 2026 primary ballot. Primary election day is March 3; early voting begins on Feb. 17.
The non-binding ballot propositions are used to gauge voters’ support for the issues presented. The results will guide the party’s legislative priorities for 2027.
Proposition 1
Texas should expand Medicaid and ensure access to affordable healthcare for all.
Proposition 2
Texans should support humane and dignified immigration policies and pathways to citizenship.
Proposition 3
Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including reproductive rights.
Proposition 4
Texas should address the state’s housing crisis in affordability and access in both urban and rural communities.
Proposition 5
Texas should fund all public schools at the same per-pupil rate as the national average.
Proposition 6
Secure online voter registration should be accessible to all eligible Texas residents.
Proposition 7
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.
Proposition 8
Texas should legalize cannabis for adults and automatically expunge criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses.
Proposition 9
Texas should raise salaries to at least the national average and should provide a costof- living increase based on the national Consumer Price Index every two years to current/retired school and state employees.
Proposition 10
Texas should ban racially motivated redistricting, ban mid-decade redistricting, and create a non-partisan redistricting board to redraw lines every 10 years.
Proposition 11
The Working Class should be eligible for greater federal income tax relief and have their tax burden fairly shifted onto the wealthiest.
Proposition 12
Texas should expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities so residents can get to their workplaces, schools, and healthcare.
Proposition 13
Texas should prevent individuals with a history of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms by implementing “red flag” laws.