:The Right to be Heard," used by permission of the Norman Rockwell Family Foundation.
In the coming months, people who don't believe in democracy or your rights will expect you to forego your power and just get over it. They will dismiss you and tell you everything is just fine. Don't forget who you are. You are the product of the first nation based not on tribe or race or monarchy or religion, but based on the idea that we are all equal. You have in your DNA the bold ideals of free people whose forbears struggled and fought and died, not just for the idea of democracy but for a true love and commitment to each other. There are people who want to destroy that love and commitment and make us hate and distrust each other. But we will build a community that resists that effort every day and in every way, and we will win.
The mission of NEBCD is to encourage an educated electorate and get out the vote.
2023 Texas Constitutional Amendments Bibliography
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2023 Proposed Texas Constitutional Amendments
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Why Are You Being Asked to Amend the Texas Constitution? Our attempt to explain why rodeo raffles, church services, and homestead tax exemptions for a handful of folks are on the ballot this fall. Texas Monthly. By Dan Solomon, October 23, 2021.
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How to Amend the Texas Constitution. From 1876 through 2019, the Texas Constitution was amended 507 times, according to a report by the Texas Legislative Council. Of the 687 amendments approved by the legislature and placed on the ballot, voters have approved 507 and rejected 180, a ratification rate of 74%. Texepedia, the Encyclopedia of Texas Politics.
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Texas Constitution second-most amended in U.S. after Tuesday election. A review of the flaws and vagueries in amendments passed in 2021. The Center Square, by Bethany Blankley, November 4, 2021.