Texas Proposition 15, Mobility Fund Amendment (2001)
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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 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 2001. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating the Texas Mobility Fund to fund state highway, turnpike, toll road, toll bridge, and mobility project construction, reconstruction, acquisition, operation, and expansion. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the Texas Mobility Fund to fund state highway, turnpike, toll road, toll bridge, and mobility project construction, reconstruction, acquisition, operation, and expansion. |
Election results
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543,759 | 67.72% | ||
| No | 259,188 | 32.28% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 15 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Mobility Fund and authorizing grants and loans of money and issuance of obligations for financing the construction, reconstruction, acquisition, operation, and expansion of state highways, turnpikes, toll roads, toll bridges, and other mobility projects. | ” |
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 16 during the 77th regular legislative session in 2001.[1]
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