89R10326 AJZ-D By: Morales of Maverick H.J.R. No. 144 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of a regional mobility authority by local law. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 68 to read as follows: Sec. 68. (a) The legislature by local law may create a regional mobility authority for the purposes of constructing, maintaining, and operating transportation projects in a region of this state. (b) The legislature may pass a local law described by Subsection (a) of this section without the local notice required for special or local laws. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to create a regional mobility authority by local law."