A federal judge has rejected arguments that a Nov. 6 ballot proposition seeking higher property taxes for a medical school in Austin and other health care projects should be stopped from taking effect. 　

U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel said he did not think plaintiffs would ultimately succeed.  In their lawsuit, which sought to invalidate Proposition 1, and he refused their request for a preliminary injunction to stop the votes from being approved. Central Health is now free to canvass the votes on Monday at noon, as planned, and negotiate contracts for the medical school with the University of Texas and a new teaching hospital to be built by the Seton Healthcare Family. The suit by Prop 1 opponents, led by Don Zimmerman, treasurer of the Travis County Taxpayers Union political action committee, claimed that the ballot language was improper and confusing, especially to minority voters and violated the Voting Rights Act.  The judge disagreed.