Texas Proposition 1, Bonds for Educational Loans Amendment (1995)

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Texas Proposition 1

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Election date

November 7, 1995

Topic
Bond issues and Education
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 7, 1995. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported issuing $300 million in bonds to finance educational loans for students.

A "no" vote opposed issuing $300 million in bonds to finance educational loans for students.


Election results

Texas Proposition 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

474,502 64.68%
No 259,088 35.32%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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 50 during the 74th regular legislative session in 1995.[1]

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