Texas Proposition 5, Reorganization of University Funds Amendment (May 1919)
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Origin |
Texas Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on May 24, 1919. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported fixing the constitutional status of the University of Texas and several other institutions of higher learning as well as the allocation of the interest of the Permanent University Fund. |
A "no" vote opposed fixing the constitutional status of the University of Texas and several other institutions of higher learning as well as the allocation of the interest of the Permanent University Fund. |
Election results
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| Yes | 37,560 | 32.95% | ||
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76,422 | 67.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | For the amendments to Sections 10,11,12,13,14 and 15 of Art. VII of the Constitution of the State of Texas, fixing the constitutional Status of the University of Texas, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, the College of Industrial Arts at Denton, Texas; the Sam Houston Normal Institute at Huntsville, Texas; the North Texas State Normal at Denton, Texas; the Southwest Texas State Normal at San Marcos, Texas; the West Texas State Normal at Canyon,Texas; and the East Texas State Normal at Commerce, Texas, and other state educational institutions, and determining the interest, repectively, of the University of Texas, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, and the Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College in the University permanent fund; and providing for the support, direction and development of the State Educational Institutions. | ” |
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 29 during the 36th regular legislative session in 1919.[1]
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