Texas Constitutional Convention Updates

Article 7. Funding of Government (a/o 15 February 1998)

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Section 1. All functions of government shall be funded only as specified in this constitution.

Section 2. Government funding shall be provided by the imposition of entry fees, import duties, and road use fees at all public use entry points.

Section 3. The national government is authorized to fund their official functions using up to xx% of the total revenue from entry fees.

Section 4. The national government shall distribute (100-xx)% of the total revenue from entry fees to the county governments. Distribution of revenue shall be conducted annually and pro-rated to each county based on the total number of ballots cast in the most recent general election.

Section 5. County governments are authorized to fund their official functions using the funds distributed from the national government.

Section 6. National and county governments may raise additional funds using voluntary methods as determined by the National Assembly and County Administrative Councils, provided that participation is advertised as, and is in fact, strictly voluntary.

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