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A Texas legal principle under which a private landowner has ownership and control of all the water under his or her property is called the  

A special public school set up to provide unique educational opportunities for students who attend is called a 

When taxes are raised on higher income families to pay for government programs that benefit lower income families, this policy adopted is referred to as 

Jonathan pays a 25 percent tax on his income of $50,000. Stephanie pays a 15 percent tax on her income of $25,000. This income tax system would be considered 

The major Texas business tax today is the 

The two Texas legislative house committees responsible for budgeting are the Ways and Means Committee and the  

A flat-rate tax that is not based on an ability to pay and results in poorer people paying a larger percentage of their income to the tax is considered 

Passed by the national government in 1997, this medical assistance program serves children even from families at above the official poverty level.

The town of Williamsport receives a large sum of money from the federal government. The money can be spent on a wide variety of community development projects. What do we call this money received?

This Texas state agency is responsible for protecting the state’s natural resources.