In Tuesday’s general election, Jimmy Doud, Roger Sikes, and Donald Krause were selected to fill three vacancies on the Brookesmith Special Utility District Board of Directors, according to the unofficial Brown County Elections Office report.
Doud received 28.92% (551) of the vote followed by Sikes with 27.61% (526) and Krause with 24.83% (473). James Towery was the odd man out in the four-person race with 18.64% (355) of the vote.
In Blanket, residents approved a 1 percent local sales and use tax increase to provide revenue for the City to be used for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. Those in favor were 65.7% (113) while those opposed were 34.3% (59).
Also, Brown County voters decided by a wide margin to approve all 17 state propositions. The propositions, and their vote totals within the county, are as follows:
Proposition 1 (SJR 59): Texas State Technical College funding
For – 65.31% (2,625)
Against – 34.69% (1,394)
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Proposition 2 (SJR 18): Capital gains tax ban
For – 86.96% (3,488)
Against – 13.04% (523)
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Proposition 3 (SJR 5): Bail reform
For – 74.9% (3,008)
Against – 25.1% (1,008)
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Proposition 4 (HJR 7): Water infrastructure funding
For – 66.73% (2,665)
Against – 33.27% (1,329)
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Proposition 5 (HJR 99): Tax exemption on animal feed
For – 84.43% (3,350)
Against – 15.57% (618)
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Proposition 6 (HJR 4): Securities tax ban
For – 77.69% (3,050)
Against – 22.31% (876)
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Proposition 7 (HJR 133): Tax exemption for veterans’ spouses
For – 92.0% (3,689)
Against – 8.0% (321)
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Proposition 8 (HJR 2): Inheritance tax ban
For – 91.31% (3,668)
Against – 8.69% (349)
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Proposition 9 (HJR 1): Inventory and equipment tax exemption
For – 85.44% (3,398)
Against – 14.56% (579)
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Proposition 10 (SJR 84): Tax exemption for homes destroyed by fire
For – 94.66% (3,790)
Against – 5.34% (214)
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Proposition 11 (SJR 85): School tax exemption for the elderly or disabled homeowners
For – 82.62% (3,308)
Against – 17.38% (696)
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Proposition 12 (SJR 27): Changing the State Judicial Conduct Commission
For – 81.91% (3,228)
Against – 18.09% (713)
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Proposition 13 (SJR 2): Increased school tax exemption for homeowners
For – 90.4% (3,627)
Against – 9.6% (385)
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Proposition 14 (SJR 3): Funding for dementia research and prevention
For – 60.51% (2,398)
Against – 39.49% (1,565)
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Proposition 15 (SJR 34): Codifying parental right
For – 88.68% (3,558)
Against – 11.32% (454)
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Proposition 16 (SJR 37): Clarifying citizenship requirement for voters
For – 92.69% (3,727)
Against – 7.31% (294)
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Proposition 17 (HJR 34): Property tax exemption for border security infrastructure
For – 84.51% (3,338)
Against – 15.49% (612)
As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, the Texas Tribune reported that state-wide, all 17 propositions were on the verge of approval.
A total of 4,055 of Brown County’s 25,377 registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 4 election.