88R10171 CJC-D     By: Canales H.J.R. No. 144       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money   in the state highway fund for roadways for seaports, airports,   spaceports, land ports of entry, and international bridges.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution,   is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 7-a.  Subject to legislative appropriation, allocation   and direction, all net revenues remaining after payment of all   refunds allowed by law and expenses of collection derived from   motor vehicle registration fees, and all taxes, except gross   production and ad valorem taxes, on motor fuels and lubricants used   to propel motor vehicles over public roadways, shall be used for the   sole purpose of acquiring rights-of-way, constructing,   maintaining, and policing such public roadways, and for the   administration of such laws as may be prescribed by the Legislature   pertaining to the supervision of traffic and safety on such roads;   and for the purpose of acquiring rights-of-way, constructing, and   maintaining roadways for seaports, airports, spaceports, land   ports of entry, and international bridges [payment of the principal   and interest on county and road district bonds or warrants voted or   issued prior to January 2, 1939, and declared eligible prior to   January 2, 1945, for payment out of the County and Road District   Highway Fund under existing law]; provided, however, that   one-fourth (1/4) of such net revenue from the motor fuel tax shall   be allocated to the Available School Fund; and, provided, however,   that the net revenue derived by counties from motor vehicle   registration fees shall never be less than the maximum amounts   allowed to be retained by each County and the percentage allowed to   be retained by each County under the laws in effect on January 1,   1945.  Nothing contained herein shall be construed as authorizing   the pledging of the State's credit for any purpose.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.   The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the use of   money in the state highway fund for roadways for seaports,   airports, spaceports, land ports of entry, and international   bridges."