Texas Property Taxes, Proposition 3 (August 1937)

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

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The Texas Property Taxes Amendment, also known as Proposition 3, was on the August 23, 1937 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided that property shall never be assessed for taxes at more than its fair cash market value. The measure also granted the legislature the power to provide for discounts on the amount of taxes due if paid before they became delinquent.[1][2]

## Election results[edit]

Texas Proposition 3 (August 1937)

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  77,058|  71.85%
No| 30,194| 28.15%

Election results via: Legislative Reference Library of Texas

## Text of measure[edit]

The text of the measure can be read here.

## See also[edit]

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* Texas 1937 ballot measures
* 1937 ballot measures
* List of Texas ballot measures
* History of direct democracy in Texas

## External links[edit]

* Legislative Reference Library of Texas
* Proposition 3

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Legislative Reference Library of Texas, "Constitutional amendment election dates," accessed December 16, 2014
2. ↑ Texas Legislative Council, "Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876," accessed December 16, 2014

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