Texas Proposition 13, Bonds for Educational Loans Amendment (1991)
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| Topic Bond issues and Education |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 5, 1991. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing an additional $300 million in bonds to continue existing programs that provide educational loans to students. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing an additional $300 million in bonds to continue existing programs that provide educational loans to students. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 13 |
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1,259,427 | 65.01% | ||
| No | 677,831 | 34.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 13 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. | ” |
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 2 during the second session of the 72nd legislature called in 1991.[1]
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