HJR27 - Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to a clean and healthy environment.

  89R1340 ANG-D     By: Goodwin H.J.R. No. 27       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to a   clean and healthy environment.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by   adding Section 37 to read as follows:           Sec.   37.     (a)   The public, individually and collectively,   has the right to a clean and healthy environment, including clean   water, clean air, healthy soil, and diverse and abundant native   flora and fauna, and to the preservation of the natural, cultural,   scenic, recreational, and healthful qualities of the environment.     The right to a clean and healthy environment is inherent,   inalienable, indefeasible, and equal with other protected   inalienable rights of liberty reserved to the public. The state   shall equitably protect this right for the public and may not take   any action to infringe on this right.           (b)     The public natural resources of this state are the   common property of all persons, including future generations.   The   state, including the legislative, judicial, and executive branches   and each state agency and political subdivision, shall conserve,   protect, and maintain the state's public natural resources for the   benefit of the public, including future generations.           (c)  This section is self-executing.          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 provide for voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right   to a clean and healthy environment."