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November 6, 2023

A look at the 14 constitutional amendments Texas voters will consider on Election Day

By: David Brown

With the Legislature’s third special session set to conclude Tuesday, a major measure is now apparently on hold: The Texas Newsroom’s Julián Aguilar gets us up to speed on a controversial immigration bill.
Fourteen constitutional amendments are on the ballot in Tuesday’s statewide election. Here’s a crash course on the propositions before Election Day.

Thirteen guards have resigned or been fired after the beating of a Texas prison inmate. We’ll hear about growing concerns over a shortage of staffing and training leading to a rise in prison violence.

Also: Energy analyst Matt Smith explains the drop in Texas gas prices as geopolitical tensions ramp up in the Middle East.