Voters ratify state constitutional amendments

Election statistics show Lampasas County voters favored two statewide constitutional amendments that will benefit the elderly community through property tax relief.

Approximately 1.12 million Texans – or 87% of the registered voters who participated in the May 7 election – approved of State Proposition 1, while 168,398, or 13%, voted against it.

Countywide, about 1,188 voted for Proposition 1, and 1…