H.J.R. No. 147 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the constitutional provision authorizing the creation of a hospital district in Hidalgo County. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 7, Article IX, Texas Constitution, is repealed. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment repealing Section 7, Article IX, Texas Constitution, which relates to the creation of a hospital district in Hidalgo County." ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.J.R. No. 147 was passed by the House on May 1, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.J.R. No. 147 was passed by the Senate on May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate RECEIVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Secretary of State