Texas Proposition 13, Tomorrow Fund Amendment (1997)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 4, 1997. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing the Texas Tomorrow Fund for prepaid higher education tuition as a constitutionally protected trust fund, extending full faith and credit of the state to protect the fund. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing the Texas Tomorrow Fund for prepaid higher education tuition as a constitutionally protected trust fund, extending full faith and credit of the state to protect the fund. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 13 |
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811,873 | 72.08% | ||
| No | 314,516 | 27.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 13 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to extend the full faith and credit of the state to support the Texas tomorrow fund. | ” |
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 8 during the 75th regular legislative session in 1997.[1]
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