AUSTIN, Texas -- Outdoor enthusiasts are looking to lock in funding for the state's parks this November.

There are 10 propositions on the November 5 ballot. Prop 5 would guarantee sales taxes on sporting goods would go to only fund state and local parks and historic sites. The money would not be able to be used for any other purposes.

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The Texas Legislature passed a law in 1993 allowing all of the sporting goods sales tax revenues to be used for the upkeep and expansion of parks and historical sites. But historically, much of the revenue has been used to balance the state budget, according to Rep. John Cyrier, R-Lockhart, who pushed the initial legislation.

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“There was a report done just a few years ago that showed that there was over $800 million in deferred maintenance. In other words, in repairs that need to be done for our state park system. And so it’s very obvious that if we had kept up the money that we had like we originally said we were going to dedicate to the state parks system, we wouldn’t have that deficit,” Rep. Cyrier said. “We haven’t been able to open new parks. We actually had to close some facilities and not being able to allow Texans to come in because of the deferred maintenance or some of the issues we had because we didn’t have the funds there.”

Early voting runs through November 1.

Click the video link above to watch our full interview with Rep. Cyrier.

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