Texas Proposition 16, Water Development Bonds Amendment (2007)
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| Topic Bond issues and Water |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 2007. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Texas Water Development Board to issue up to $250 million additional bonds to assist economically distressed areas. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Texas Water Development Board to issue up to $250 million additional bonds to assist economically distressed areas. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 16 |
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650,533 | 60.77% | ||
| No | 419,914 | 39.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 16 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board to provide assistance to economically distressed areas. | ” |
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 20 during the 80th regular legislative session in 2007.[1]
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Footnotes
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