89R1299 PRL-F By: Harrison H.B. No. 829 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 45.003(b-1), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (b-1) The ballot proposition under Subsection (b) must include the following statement in bold and size 42 font: "THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE." SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.