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Texas Proposition 1, Water Development Amendment (1976)
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| Topic Bond issues and Water |
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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 2, 1976. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to increase the amount of Texas Water Development Bonds to $400 million on approval of two-thirds of each chamber of the legislature, ban proceeds from being used to develop water resources from the Mississippi River, require that all projects using more than $35 million worth of bond proceeds be approved by the legislature, and provide for further consolidated and detailed statutory regulations of water bonds and the Texas Water Development Board. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to increase the amount of Texas Water Development Bonds to $400 million on approval of two-thirds of each chamber of the legislature, ban proceeds from being used to develop water resources from the Mississippi River, require that all projects using more than $35 million worth of bond proceeds be approved by the legislature, and provide for further consolidated and detailed statutory regulations of water bonds and the Texas Water Development Board. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 937,921 | 43.00% | ||
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1,243,451 | 57.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amending Constitution to increase the amount of Texas Water Development Bonds that may be issued and outstanding by the Texas Water Development Board, on approval of two-thirds of the Members of each House of the Legislature. | ” |
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 49 during the 64th regular legislative session in 1975.[1]
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