There are. We call them propositions, and we have some in every statewide election.
> Only local initiatives can be done by voters in Texas.
What you mean is that statewide propositions are put on the ballot by the legislature, not by petitions. But your statement that I was responding to said nothing of the sort, only that there's no state referendums in Texas.
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