Texas Proposition 16, Creation of Hospital Districts Amendment (1989)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Healthcare governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 7, 1989. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the people to decide whether to create and maintain hospital districts in a manner independent of the legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the people to decide whether to create and maintain hospital districts in a manner independent of the legislature. |
Election results
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776,806 | 70.04% | ||
| No | 332,298 | 29.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 16 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the authority of the legislature to provide by general or special law for the creation, establishment, maintenance, and operation of a hospital district. | ” |
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 34 during the 71st regular legislative session in 1989.[1]
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Footnotes
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