That all sounds real fine, however several years ago the people of California voted for and passed proposition 187, by a huge majority. Californian's voted and said they had enough of the illegal aliens that the federal government has allowed into our state. 187 would have put an immediate stop to any tax support of illegal aliens. Well, the government stepped in and burned our ballots and declared our election illegal, after we won! It was a big victory. A free election.
I haven't seen Texas do this. And since 1 in every 20 Texans is now an illegal alien, when do you think Texas may step up to the plate and hold their own election to stop this lunacy? And if they do, what do you think would happen in the state George Bush is from? I think the results would be predictable, as even Bush Senior came came out, and spoke out against our election here in California. I remember it clearly and can even find a quote if you like.
These are the brutal hard facts.
The Texas Constitution does not provide for a bypass of the legislature via referendum. Unlike the West Coast states, Texas was not much influenced by the Progressive movement of the first two decades of the last century. That movement brought referendums, recall elections, and other democratic reforms into being.