Texas Proposition 23, Water Development Bonds Amendment (1987)
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| Topic Bond issues and Water |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 23 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1987. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing an additional $400 million of Texas Water Development Bonds for water supply, water quality, and flood control purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing an additional $400 million of Texas Water Development Bonds for water supply, water quality, and flood control purposes. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 23 |
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1,348,332 | 64.08% | ||
| No | 755,791 | 35.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 23 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the issuance of an additional $400 million of Texas Water Development Bonds for water supply, water quality, and flood control purposes. | ” |
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 54 during the 70th regular legislative session called in 1987.[1]
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Footnotes
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