Texas Proposition 11, Consolidation of County Government Functions Amendment (1968)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to consolidate the offices and functions of government and authorize certain government functions to be contracted between El Paso and Tarrant counties. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to consolidate the offices and functions of government and authorize certain government functions to be contracted between El Paso and Tarrant counties. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 11 |
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916,191 | 50.26% | ||
| No | 906,826 | 49.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 11 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide for consolidating offices and functions of government by act of the Legislature and for performance of governmental functions by contract between political subdivisions in El Paso and Tarrant Counties. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 60 during the 60th regular legislative session in 1967.[1]
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Footnotes
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