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Texas Proposition 5, Tax Limitations for Municipalities Amendment (2007)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 2007. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing municipalities with a population less than 10,000 to grant property owners tax freezes for up to 5 years. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing municipalities with a population less than 10,000 to grant property owners tax freezes for up to 5 years. |
Election results
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690,650 | 66.01% | ||
| No | 355,583 | 33.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit the voters of a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 to authorize the governing body of the municipality to enter into an agreement with an owner of real property in or adjacent to an area in the municipality that has been approved for funding under certain revitalization or redevelopment programs to prohibit ad valorem tax increases on the owner's property for a limited period. | ” |
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 44 during the 80th regular legislative session in 2007.[1]
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Footnotes
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