Measure on the ballot in the 2023 Texas Consolidated General Election in Texas.
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Get StartedH.J.R. 2, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, proposes a temporary amendment to the Texas Constitution that authorizes the current 88th Legislature to (1) provide by general law a cost-of-living adjustment to certain annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and (2) appropriate state money to pay for the adjustment. The legislature has appropriated $3.355 billion to fund the cost-of-living adjustment contingent on voter approval of the proposed amendment.
A "YES" vote supports the adoption of Constitutional Amendment 9
A "NO" vote opposes the adoption of Constitutional Amendment 9
"Voting 'yes' won't raise your taxes or cost more than you've already paid into state coffers. Their raises won't come out of the state budget. Instead, the $3.3 billion price tag will come from the state's general revenue fund. It's a surplus fund." - Elaine Ayala, in support of State of Texas Proposition 9 (Learn more)
"A lot of people are hurting because of inflation, But this would generate more spending for necessities and help the economy. We're hopeful that the people of Texas will come through for retirees." - Amy Jo Baker, president of District 20 of the Texas Retired Teachers Association, in support of State of Texas Proposition 9 (Learn more)
The constitutional amendment authorizing the 88th Legislature to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to certain annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
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