UNDATED (AP) -- Voters in San Antonio have given their stamp of approval to four proposals that will use visitor taxes to fund $415 million in civic improvement projects for the area.

Bexar County voters decided to extend a 1.75 percent tax on hotel rooms and a 5 percent tax on short-term car rentals to fund four separate propositions: improvements to the San Antonio River, new youth and amateur athletic facilities, renovations of arts centers and upgrades to rodeo grounds and arenas, including the AT&T Center.

In the race for mayor of the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch, the councilman who pushed for one of the country's most sweeping anti-illegal immigration measures handily defeated a businessman who opposed the costs of trying to enforce the ordinance. Tim O'Hare had about 64 percent of the vote to Gene Bledsoe's 36 percent with all precincts reporting.

Challenger Ron Branson defeated Carrollton Mayor Becky Miller, whose colorful background had come into question in recent days, 55-45 percent.