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Staff Report on October 18, 2017
Voters to decide on state amendments in November

By Alex Samuels of the Texas Tribune

Any changes to the Texas Constitution must be approved by a majority of Texas voters.

But first, these constitutional amendments must get on the ballot — by way of “joint resolutions” that receive more than two-thirds of the vote in both chambers of the Legislature. That means a minimum of 100 votes in the Texas House and 21 votes in the state Senate.

Below are the seven constitutional amendments that will be on the November ballot. The T...

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