Texas Proposition 4, Water Resources Bonds Amendment (May 1971)
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| Topic Bond issues and Water |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on May 18, 1971. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to authorize the Texas Water Quality Board to issue $100,000,000 of bonds to give localities loans or grants for water quality enhancement. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to authorize the Texas Water Quality Board to issue $100,000,000 of bonds to give localities loans or grants for water quality enhancement. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 4 |
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406,936 | 52.83% | ||
| No | 363,301 | 47.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to authorize the Texas Water Quality Board to issue One Hundred Million ($100,000,000) bonds to provide financial assistance in the form of loans or grants to cities or other public agencies for water quality enhancement purposes upon direction of the Texas Water Quality Board, or any successor agency designated by the Legislature. | ” |
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 17 during the 62nd regular legislative session in 1971.[1]
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Footnotes
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