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Texas Proposition 1, Rail Relocation and Improvement Fund Amendment (2005)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 8, 2005. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund, enabling grants of state revenue and issuance of public debt to relocate, rehabilitate, and expand rail facilities and construct underpasses and overpasses. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund, enabling grants of state revenue and issuance of public debt to relocate, rehabilitate, and expand rail facilities and construct underpasses and overpasses. |
Election results
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1,112,718 | 53.78% | ||
| No | 956,350 | 46.22% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund and authorizing grants of money and issuance of obligations for financing the relocation, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, improvement, rehabilitation, and expansion of certain rail facilities. | ” |
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 54 during the 79th regular legislative session in 2005.[1]
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