Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 3, August 2019 Page: FRONT COVER
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August 27, 2019 No. 86-3
TE TT LIBRARY
Constitutional amendments proposed
for November 2019 ballot
Texas voters have approved 498 amendments to the state Constitution since its adoption in 1876,
according to the Legislative Reference Library. Ten more proposed amendments will be submitted for
voter approval at the general election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
The following report contains an explanation of the process by which constitutional amendments
are adopted and information on the proposed 2019 amendments, including a background, analysis, and
arguments for and against each proposal.
Amending the Texas Constitution ............................................................................................................ 2
Previous election results............................................................................................................................ 4
Proposition 1: Allowing municipal court judges to hold office in more than one municipality ................. 5
Proposition 2: Allowing TWDB to issue more water development project bonds....................... 7
Proposition 3: Allowing temporary property tax exemptions after a disaster ........................................9
Proposition 4: Prohibiting a state individual income tax..................................................................... 11
Proposition 5: Dedicating sporting goods sales tax revenue to TPWD and THC...................... 13
Proposition 6: Increasing CPRIT's bond authority from $3 billion to $6 billion...................... 15
Proposition 7: Allowing increased distributions to Available School Fund ..........................................17
Proposition 8: Creating the Flood Infrastructure Fund....................................................................... 19
Proposition 9: Exempting precious metals held in Texas depositories from property taxes...............21
Proposition 10: Allowing retired law enforcement animal transfer without fee......................... 23
HRO HOUSE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION Texas House of Representatives * 86th Legislature
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization. Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 3, August 2019, periodical, August 27, 2019; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1364417/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.