City of Converse Proposition — Reauthorize 1/4-percent street maintenance sales tax (Bexar County)

What it does

"The Reauthorization of the Local Sales and Use Tax in the City of Converse, Texas, at the rate of 1/4 Percent to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. The tax expires on the fourth anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized."

A YES vote means

Converse's local sales and use tax of 1/4 percent would be reauthorized to keep paying for maintenance and repair of city streets; it would expire four years after this election unless reauthorized again.

A NO vote means

Converse's 1/4 percent sales and use tax for street maintenance and repair would not be reauthorized.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The City of Converse's order of special election asks voters to reauthorize the city's local sales and use tax at 1/4 percent to keep paying for maintenance and repair of municipal streets.

According to the order's proposition text, the tax expires on the fourth anniversary of this election unless it is reauthorized again. Converse also filed a separate special election order for a VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority question on the same date.

Put on the ballot by City of Converse, order of special election for November 3, 2026 (adoption date and vote not stated in posted copy).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Converse Proposition mean?

Converse's local sales and use tax of 1/4 percent would be reauthorized to keep paying for maintenance and repair of city streets; it would expire four years after this election unless reauthorized again.

What does a NO vote on City of Converse Proposition mean?

Converse's 1/4 percent sales and use tax for street maintenance and repair would not be reauthorized.

How many votes does City of Converse Proposition need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of Converse Proposition?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.