Group raises awareness on Texas constitutional amendment to invest $1B in state parks

By Abigail Jones
October 17, 2023
Originally published by KXAN-TV
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A group called the Texas Coalition for State Parks is trying to spread awareness about a proposition up for vote in Texas’ upcoming election that would fund state parks.

Proposition 14, or Senate Joint Resolution 74, is a proposed Texas constitutional amendment “providing for the creation of the centennial parks conservation fund to be used for the creation and improvement of state parks.”

According to reporting from the Texas Tribune, the fund would invest more than $1 billion for state parks. It would buy more land for the state parks system, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, the Tribune reported…

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