Texas Proposition 8, Rural Fire Prevention Districts Amendment (1949)

Texas Proposition 8
Election date November 8, 1949
Topic Administration of government
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 8, 1949. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported creating rural fire protection districts and providing for a maximum $0.03 per $100 valuation property tax to support the districts.

A "no" vote opposed creating rural fire protection districts and providing for a maximum of $0.03 per $100 valuation property tax to support the districts.

Election results

Texas Proposition 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		153,253	51.33%
No		145,298	48.67%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:

“

Proposing an amendment to Article III of the Constitution of the State of Texas, authorizing the Legislature to provide for the creation and establishment of rural fire prevention districts.

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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 5 during the 51st regular legislative session in 1949.

See also

1949 Measures

• 1949 Measures
• Administration of government on the ballot
• 1949 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments