Texas Voters Approve Proposition 12

Texans gave doctors their coveted election victory Saturday by approving a proposition to allow some caps on awards in medical malpractice and other civil lawsuits, one of 22 constitutional amendments decided by voters. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, 51 percent, or 784,897 voters, cast ballots to approve Proposition 12, the lawsuit limitation amendment, and about 49 percent, or 708,726, were against it.

Texas Secretary of State Geoffrey Connor predicted about 9 percent of the state's 12 million registered voters would participate in the election, since there were only amendments on the statewide ballot. But as votes streamed in Saturday night, the total topped 11 percent.

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