Texas Proposition 4, Income Tax to Fund Education Amendment (1993)

Texas Proposition 4
Election date November 2, 1993
Topic Taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 2, 1993. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported prohibiting personal income tax without voter approval, directing income tax revenue towards education and limiting local school tax rates.

A "no" vote opposed prohibiting personal income tax without voter approval, directing income tax revenue towards education and limiting local school tax rates.

Election results

Texas Proposition 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		775,822	69.30%
No		343,638	30.70%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:

“

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting a personal income tax without voter approval and dedicating the proceeds of the tax, if enacted, to education and property tax relief.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Texas Constitution

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Texas State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as Senate Joint Resolution 49 during the 73rd regular legislative session in 1993.

See also

1993 Measures

• 1993 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• 1993 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments