Measure on the ballot in the 2023 Texas Consolidated General Election in Texas.
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Get StartedS.J.R. 93, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, proposes the addition of Section 49-q to Article III, Texas Constitution, to provide for the creation of the Texas energy fund to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities. If this amendment is approved by the voters, the legislature has provided initial funding of $5 billion and enacted enabling legislation to begin providing loans and grants from the fund.
A "YES" vote supports the adoption of Constitutional Amendment 7
A "NO" vote opposes the adoption of Constitutional Amendment 7
"Proposition 7 will create more reliable energy sources that can be used during the hot summer months and cold winters." - Texas Oil and Gas Association, in support of State of Texas Proposition 7 (Learn more)
"Texas' homes and businesses need reliable electricity to keep the lights, heat and air conditioning on and to support manufacturing and essential services. Proposition 7 will help electric generation facilities modernize and weatherize so that they are resilient and continue to operate despite extreme weather." - Texas Infrastructure Coalition, in support of State of Texas Proposition 7 (Learn more)
"While every energy source struggled under the extreme cold, failure to weatherize gas power plants and the gas supply chain were primarily responsible for the blackouts. Doubling down on gas is not going to make our grid more reliable, but it is going to make electricity more expensive and more polluting." - Luke Metzger, Environment Texas Executive Director, in opposition to State of Texas Proposition 7 (Learn more)
"The Energy Fund created by Prop. 7 will be a permanent fixture in the Texas constitution. There is no end or limit to the taxpayer dollars that could be used to subsidize billion-dollar corporations into perpetuity." - Texas Consumer Association, in opposition to State of Texas Proposition 7 (Learn more)
The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities.
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