Texas Constitutional Amendments Public Notice November 4 1975
Set of proposed amendments revising separation of powers legislative executive and judiciary provisions. Includes changes to legislative structure districts terms compensation and sessions. governor powers fiscal control and term limits. unified judiciary with court of last resort and election rules. and voting residency and ballot procedures with effective dates.
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Texas
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals
Proposition 4 on the Ballot Revising Texas education and finance
The proposal revises Education Article VII and Finance VIII to continue and allocate funds for public schools the Permanent University Fund and university systems the Higher Education Fund for non UT and Texas A&M institutions with a ten cent ad valorem tax the use of bonds up to 30 percent of the PU Fund new tax and exemptions rules and open space provisions sets new tax relief thresholds and requires a two thirds legislative vote plus voter approval for state debt reallocates funds and limits public influence in elections effective dates in 1976 1978 and 1979
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Vernor
Senate
Texas
University of Texas
Texas A&m Systems
Veterans’ Organizations
Gulf of Mexico
Ollows
Proposition 6 Revises Local Government Provisions
The text outlines amendments to Article IX and Article X including county boundary changes by majority votes, potential county mergers and seat relocations, new or merged offices, home rule for large cities, and tax and debt limits for local governments. It also covers general provisions on public offices, property, wages, banking regulation, environmental policy, and deadlines for constitutional amendments.
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Texas
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