dates/Stats
Which agency or service has the most attention in terms of funding?
What is the Agency of Education
Texas' economy has many downs and ups this is know as?
What is, Boom and Bust
The Texas revenue system fair.
What is, False
Borrowing allows new programs to be implemented and existing ones to be extended without increasing ____?
What is Tax
Which agency has the least attention in terms of funding?
what is the Legislature
Requires the legislative and executive branch to submit budgeting proposals as a state.
what is dual budgeting state
tort reforms made it easier to sue business
what is false
A ______ ___ requires lower income earners to spend larger percentages of their incomes on taxable items
what is regressive tax
What is an accurate amount of sales tax Texans pay?
What is 8.25%
The way the government pays for public services and ideas
what is a federal grant
the Texas tax code does not provide flexibility in the financing of government
What is true
The state debts ceiling originally was limited to ___ but in 2019 was accrued to ___ _____
what is 200,000 and 60 billion
How many major funds are there in Texas?
What is 5
A grant from central government which a local authority can allocate a wide range of services
what is Block grant
Oil and natural gas revenues are not a major part of Texas economy
What is false
A ______ _____ of the legislature is needed to approve emergency borrowing
What is a fourth fits vote
What is the general tax on the wide variety of goods and services?
what is 6.25%
system based on the ability to pay that requires the wealthy to pay taxes at a higher rate than the poor
what is progressive tax
Texas has prided itself on being a low tax state
what is true
James otis stirring phrase during colonial times was " no _____ without _____"
What is Taxation and representation