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Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election.
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90R-HJR30 · 2026-11-09
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election.
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Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election.
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Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
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Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
The text as introduced · 291 words
90R4456 AMF-D By: Olcott H.J.R. No. 30 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 3, Article VII, Texas Constitution, is amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows: (e) The Legislature shall be authorized to pass laws for the assessment and collection of taxes in all school districts and for the management and control of the public school or schools of such districts, whether such districts are composed of territory wholly within a county or in parts of two or more counties, and , subject to Subsection (e-1) of this section, the Legislature may authorize an additional ad valorem tax to be levied and collected within all school districts for the further maintenance of public free schools, and for the erection and equipment of school buildings therein; provided that a majority of the qualified voters of the district voting at an election to be held for that purpose, shall approve the tax. (e-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (e) of this section, an ad valorem tax authorized to be levied and collected within all school districts under that subsection for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds issued by the district must be approved by three-fifths of the qualified voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2027. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election."