Senator John Carona, Chairman
1122 Colorado, Suite 305 Austin, TX 78701
Phone 512.478.9351 Fax 512.478.0811 Email Safer Roads Coalition

EXPANDING AND IMPROVING TEXAS HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES

PROPOSITION 12

On the ballot: "The constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Texas Transportation Commission in an amount not to exceed $5 billion for funding of highway improvement projects."



Thursday, November 8, 2007

ALL AMENDMENT VOTES TALLIED: PROPOSITION 12 RINGS UP 63 PERCENT

Since many TGR members and friends are serious numbers mavens, we have compiled a list of the top 25 Texas counties in voter participation in yesterday's constitutional amendment election. All 16 proposals passed. Proposition12 wound up with 665, 308 for (62.6) and 397, 293 against (37.3). In the top 25 counties, the $5 billion highway passed in every instance, with outstanding showings in Dallas (77), Jefferson (74), Collin, Denton, Tarrant and Tom Green (all 71) and Nueces (70). The smallest percentage margin was in usually highway friendly Williamson County, which did defeat both the Proposition 4 bonds (parks,etc) and the cancer bonds. Of course with 254 counties, there were a few that did reject the bonds but a quick look has uncovered just a handful.

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