Dallas County Proposition A: Homelessness Response Tax Rate Election
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
Dallas County Proposition A: Homelessness Response Tax Rate Election is a ballot measure in Dallas County, Texas on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Raises the Dallas County property tax rate to about 24.9 cents per $100 of value, 2.4 cents above the rate allowed without a vote, to raise about $100 million a year for homelessness programs run with the nonprofit Housing Forward. The owner of a $350,000 home pays about $64 more a year.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Above average · 61 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 2,621,179 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(30,188,424 ÷ 2,621,179) ÷ ln(50,000) = 61.29, measured against a statewide vote in TX (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Above average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
Raises the Dallas County property tax rate to about 24.9 cents per $100 of value, 2.4 cents above the rate allowed without a vote, to raise about $100 million a year for homelessness programs run with the nonprofit Housing Forward. The owner of a $350,000 home pays about $64 more a year.
A YES vote means
The county collects about $100 million more a year for housing, mental health care, encampment response, and outreach for people who are homeless, under a five-year contract with Housing Forward.
A NO vote means
The county tax rate stays at the lower rate commissioners adopted as a fallback, and the homelessness program is not funded.
Sources: dallascountyvotes.org · dallasnews.com
Last updated September 24, 2026.