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  89R9438 JBD-D     By: Lopez of Cameron H.J.R. No. 117       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature   to exempt from ad valorem taxation all or part of the market value   of the residence homesteads of certain disabled veterans and their   surviving spouses.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1-b(i), Article VIII, Texas   Constitution, is amended to read as follows:          (i)  The legislature by general law may exempt from ad   valorem taxation all or part of the market value of the residence   homestead of a disabled veteran who is certified as having a   service-connected disability with a disability rating of at least   60 [ 100 ] percent [ or totally disabled ] and may provide additional   eligibility requirements for the exemption.  For purposes of this   subsection, "disabled veteran" means a disabled veteran as   described by Section 2(b) of this article.          SECTION 2.  The following temporary provision is added to   the Texas Constitution:           TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies   to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature,   Regular Session, 2025, authorizing the legislature to exempt from   ad valorem taxation all or part of the market value of the residence   homesteads of certain disabled veterans and their surviving   spouses.           (b)     The amendment to Section 1-b(i), Article VIII, of this   constitution takes effect January 1, 2026, and applies only to ad   valorem taxes imposed for a tax year beginning on or after that   date.           (c)  This temporary provision expires January 1, 2027.          SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.   The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the   legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation all or part of the   market value of the residence homesteads of certain disabled   veterans and their surviving spouses."