We recommend: Prop 14 would create the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund
by Dallas Morning News Editorial
October 23, 2023
Originally published by the Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News recommends Texas Prop 14 which would create the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund
RECOMMENDATION: Yes
Texas needs more open spaces. Less than 5% of Texas land is publicly owned, and just 0.37% is state parks. We rank 35th in the nation for state park acreage per capita. And every year, Texas loses nearly 250,000 acres to development. This year is the 100th birthday of the state park system. This proposition is supported by many constituencies across the political spectrum, including 77% of respondents to a poll, according to the Texas Coalition for State Parks.
