Texas chief justice among those set to step down early after Prop 13's rejection tpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Texans soundly defeated a constitutional amendment that would have let judges stay on the bench longer. Proposition 13 would have increased the minimum retirement age from 70 to 75 and the mandatory retirement age from 75 to 79.
Texas voters refused to increase the retirement age of judges during Tuesday’s constitutional amendment election. Proposition 13 was the only amendment on Texans’ ballots that did not pass.
Election Results: Voters Want Old Judges to Retire sanangelolive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sanangelolive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A constitutional amendment that will lower school district property tax rates was approved by more than 80 percent of voters. Here's why that worries some education advocates.