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Texas Proposition 14, Transportation Projects Funding Amendment (September 2003)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on September 13, 2003. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Texas Department of Transportation to issue short-term notes or borrow money, with a maximum term of two years, for highway improvement projects. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Texas Department of Transportation to issue short-term notes or borrow money, with a maximum term of two years, for highway improvement projects. |
Election results
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810,855 | 61.04% | ||
| No | 517,606 | 38.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 14 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for authorization of the borrowing of money on a short-term basis by a state transportation agency for transportation-related projects, and the issuance of bonds and other public securities secured by the state highway fund. | ” |
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 House Joint Resolution 28 during the 78th regular legislative session in 2003.[1]
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Footnotes
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