Texas Proposition 7, Water Development Board Bond Authorizations Amendment (1997)
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| Topic Bond issues and Water |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 4, 1997. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Texas Water Development Board to transfer bond authorizations for water supply, water quality, and flood control between categories for maximal fund utilization. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Texas Water Development Board to transfer bond authorizations for water supply, water quality, and flood control between categories for maximal fund utilization. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 7 |
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707,498 | 63.95% | ||
| No | 398,795 | 36.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to creation of the Texas Water Development Fund II; to authorizing the Texas Water Development Board to administer the fund and issue general obligation bonds for the purposes of the fund; and to the flow of funds for repayment of Texas agricultural water conservation bonds. | ” |
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 75th regular legislative session in 1997.[1]
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