The Texas Constitution forbids the state, or any of its subparts, from taking on one cent of debt, unless the public first votes to approve a tax sufficient to pay off that debt.
Want to build a new school, or a municipal drainage project, or finance housing for veterans? You can sell bonds to do that in Texas, just as soon as the voters of the school district, or city or state approve a tax, on themselves, to pay off (not roll over) those bonds.
To compare citizens voting to tax themselves, to do a specific project, to the DC, or Chicago or California practice of politicians voting to go into debt to get themselves re-elected, is fundamentally dishonest.
exactly right!