Texas Proposition 19, Water Development Bonds Amendment (2001)
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| Topic Bond issues and Water |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 19 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 2001. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported issuing up to an additional $2 billion in bonds by the Texas Water Development Board. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing up to an additional $2 billion in bonds by the Texas Water Development Board. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 19 |
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506,077 | 63.78% | ||
| No | 287,339 | 36.22% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 19 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development 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 House Joint Resolution 81 during the 77th regular legislative session in 2001.[1]
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