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Tarrant County, Texas, Proposition A, Hospital District Special Election (November 2018)

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Proposition A: Tarrant County Hospital District Special Election
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local hospital bonds
Related articles
Local hospital bonds on the ballot
November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Texas
Tarrant County, Texas ballot measures
See also
Tarrant County, Texas

A bond measure was on the ballot for voters in Tarrant County, Texas, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the county on behalf of the Tarrant County Hospital District to issue up to $800,000,000 in bonds to fund the construction and expansion of facilities in the hospital system.
A no vote was a vote against authorizing the county on behalf of the Tarrant County Hospital District to issue up to $800,000,000 in bonds to fund the construction and expansion of facilities in the hospital system.

Election results

Tarrant County Proposition A

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

412,956 81.98%
No 90,771 18.02%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

The issuance of $800,000,000 by Tarrant County on behalf of the Tarrant County Hospital District for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, equipping or enlarging facilities of the hospital system needed to meet the demands of the public business of the county, including, but not limited to, a new mental health and behavioral health hospital, a new main hospital tower for general and specialized patient care-physician nurse training- and Level One Trauma Care, a new cancer center, four new regional health centers, and a new ambulatory surgical center.[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Texas

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Tarrant County, Texas.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Tarrant County, "Official Ballot," accessed October 25, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.