Constitutional amendments search results
3 amendment(s) found [ Election date: November 5, 1957 ]
| Session | Bill | Prop. | Topic | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55th R.S. | HJR 2 | For the Constitutional Amendment increasing the limit on the maximum monthly payment to needy aged persons from state funds from Twenty Dollars ($20) per month to Twenty-five ($25) per month and subject to certain conditions for payment in excess of Twenty-one Dollars ($21) per month and on the total yearly expenditure out of state funds for assistance to the needy aged, needy blind, and needy children from Forty-two Million Dollars ($42,000,000) per year to Forty-seven Million Dollars ($47,000,000) per year; and allocating and appropriating additional sums, supplementing current legislative appropriations, for payment of assistance grants. | Adopted | |
| 55th R.S. | HJR 3 | For the amendment to the Constitution of Texas adding a new section to be known as Section 49-c of Article III, authorizing the issuance and sale of Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000) in bonds by the State of Texas to create the Texas Water Development Fund to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions or bodies politic and corporate of the State of Texas and in the conservation and development of the water resources of the State. | Adopted | |
| 55th R.S. | HJR 37 | For the Constitutional Amendment amending Subsection (a) of Section 62, Article XVI of the State Constitution, relating to establishment of a retirement, disability and death compensation fund for officers and employees of the State. | Adopted |
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