Texas Proposition 21, Faculty on Water District Boards Amendment (September 2003)

Texas Proposition 21
Election date September 13, 2003
Topic Administration of government
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 21 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on September 13, 2003. It was approved.

A "yes" supported allowing current or retired faculty members of public universities in the state to be compensated for serving on the governing body of a water district.

A "no" opposed allowing current or retired faculty members of public universities in the state to be compensated for serving on the governing body of a water district.

Election results

Texas Proposition 21
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		692,937	52.33%
No		631,328	47.67%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 21 was as follows:

“

Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit a current or retired faculty member of a public college or university to receive compensation for service on the governing body of a water district.

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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 19 during the 78th regular legislative session in 2003.

See also

2003 Measures

• 2003 Measures
• Administration of government on the ballot
• 2003 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments